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(Iraq/USA/ISIS/Iran) To save Iraq from economic collapse and fight ISIS, contain Iran’s proxies (Brookings)

Ranj Alaaldin The day after President Biden was inaugurated, Baghdad was hit by two suicide bombers who, in macabre fashion, killed at least 32 people...

(USA/Global Governance) Blueprints to strengthen governance in addressing global challenges (Brookings)

Joshua P. Meltzer The Biden administration is less than one month old, but the challenges facing the United States—from getting ahead of the COVID-19 crisis...

(Artificial Intelligence/International Cooperation) Strengthening international cooperation on artificial intelligence (Brookings)

Joshua P. Meltzer and Cameron F. Kerry Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a potentially transformational technology that will have broad social, economic, national security, and geopolitical implications for...

(USA/USAID) Making USAID a premier development agency (Brookings)

George Ingram Two challenges uppermost on the agenda of the Biden administration, COVID-19 and climate change, are issues of both domestic and international import. https://www.brookings.edu/research/making-usaid-a-premier-development-agency/

(Technology Governance/Post Pandemic World) A blueprint for technology governance in the post-pandemic world (Brookings)

Landry Signé and Stephen Almond Too often, regulation struggles to keep pace with innovation. New ideas, products, and business models are hampered, while citizens are left with...

(USA/Subnational Diplomacy) Partnership among cities, states, and the federal government: Creating an office of subnational diplomacy at the US Department of State (Brookings)

Anthony F. Pipa and Max Bouchet Meeting with U.S. mayors shortly after the U.S. election, President-elect Joe Biden pledged to work with them in a new partnership between local...

(Libya) Around the halls: Experts analyze the Libya conflict, 10 years on (Brookings)

Jeffrey Feltman, Federica Saini Fasanotti, Pavel Baev, Courtney Freer, and Ranj Alaaldin February 17 marks the 10-year anniversary of the uprising in Libya that ousted long-time leader Moammar Gadhafi....

(USA/US Navy) With the submarine threat on the rise, the US Navy looks to autonomous water sensor drones (Defense News)

David B. Larter The U.S. Navy is collecting proposals for a new autonomous glider drone that can collect data — such as water temperatures over...

(USA/Space) Space Operations Command taps LinQuest for support (Defense News)

Nathan Strout Space Operations Command awarded a nearly decade-long $200 million contract for advisory and assistance services to LinQuest, the Department of Defense announced Feb....

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