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(Second Karabakh War/Georgia) The Second Karabakh War and Georgia’s Threatened Transit Role (The Jamestown Foundation)

Zaal Anjaparidze The aftermath of the second Armenian-Azerbaijani war in Karabakh (September 29–November 9, 2020) initiated new geopolitical and geo-economic adjustments for the South Caucasus,...

(Belarus) The All-Belarusian People’s Assembly: A Gathering of Winners? (The Jamestown Foundation)

Grigory Ioffe President Alyaksandr Lukashenka delivered a four-hour speech on February 11, 2021, at the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly (ABPA), the sixth such gathering since 1996,...

(Russia) Moscow’s Delay of 2020 Census Opens Way for Circassian Promotion of Common Identity (The Jamestown Foundation)

Paul Goble For the second time, ostensibly out of concern that census takers might further spread the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian government has postponed the...

(USA/Immigration) Breaking Down Biden’s Immigration Actions Through Abbreviations (CFR)

Amelia Cheatham Abbreviations are a fixture of U.S. immigration policy. CFR explains some of the most commonly referenced agencies, policies, and programs, and what President Biden is doing...

(Africa/Economies) Building African economies back, better and stronger than before (Brookings)

Akinwumi A. Adesina The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world economic order as we know it and may be the gravest challenge that Africa’s leaders...

(USA/Child Care) Stabilizing child care requires more than emergency COVID-19 relief funds (Brookings)

Daphna Bassok, Anna Markowitz, and Laura Bellows In a recent statement, President Joe Biden called out the “acute, immediate child care crisis in America.” https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2021/02/16/stabilizing-child-care-requires-more-than-emergency-covid-19-relief-funds/

(India/USA) India and the Biden administration (Brookings)

Tanvi Madan The evolution of the relationship between India and the United States over the next few years will take place as both countries face...

(Post-Conflit Recovery/Economic Principles) Wanted: Economic principles for post-conflict recovery (Brookings)

Harun Onder Civil wars have changed. During the Cold War, most intrastate conflicts ended when one party completely defeated its enemy. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2021/02/16/wanted-economic-principles-for-post-conflict-recovery/

(Space/Mars/International Competition) Will Mars become an object of international competition? (Brookings)

Darrell M. West February has been a big month for Mars exploration. We already have seen the United Arab Emirates and China successfully place orbiters around Mars, while the...

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