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Ukraine in Play After Biden-Putin Discussion (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Vladimir Putin of Russia have agreed, in their December 7 video-dialogue (see EDM, December 8), to create...

Is a Russo-US De-Escalation Feasible? (Pavel Felgenhauer, The Jamestown Foundation)

The stakes were high when Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation held a two-hour, bilateral video-conference...

Xi demands respect at the US–China virtual summit (Olivia Cheung, East Asia Forum)

On 15 November 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden held their first virtual meeting. According to the White House’s readout, Biden...

Japan’s carbon neutrality challenge (Jun Arima, East Asia Forum)

As the world enters the implementation phase of the Paris Agreement, countries are increasingly under pressure to announce their 2050 carbon neutrality goals and...

Forced Displacement and Violence Against Women : A Policy Brief (World Bank)

Over 80 million people, one percent of the globe’s population, have been forcibly displaced, the highest level on record (UNHCR 2020a). Displaced women fare...

Africa’s trade in pharmaceuticals (Leo Holtz, Brookings)

Africa relies heavily on imported pharmaceutical goods to support the region’s health care needs: As of 2019, as much as 70 to 90 percent of the...

Denser cities could help China reconcile economic and climate goals (Yoonhee Kim, Martin Raiser, Katherine Stapleton, Brookings)

China’s rapid economic progress has been associated with a rapidly rising carbon footprint. The country now wonders how it can extend its economic bull...

Gender and racial diversity of federal government economists: 2020 data (David Wessel, Lorena Hernandez Barcena, and Nasiha Salwati, Brookings)

The lack of diversity in the economics profession has drawn increasing attention in recent years, but much of the focus has been on academic...

Remarks By President Biden At The Summit For Democracy Opening Session (White House)

THE PRESIDENT:  Well, hello everyone, and welcome to the first Summit for Democracy. This gathering has been on my mind for a long time for...

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