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(USA/Israel/Palestine) Biden to Israel and Palestine, the show must go on (Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera)

It is now Biden’s turn to revive the peace procession. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/28/biden-to-israel-palestine-the-show-must-go-on

(USA/Iran) The Dangers of Lifting Sanctions on the Islamic Regime of Iran (Arvin Khoshnood, BESA Center)

Now that President Biden has been installed in the White House, the Islamic regime in Iran is hopeful that US sanctions on the country...

(Turkey) Profiling Erdoğan’s Fan Club—No Democracy, No Problem (Burak Bekdil, BESA Center)

Studies have shown that only 2.4% of Turks believe their country’s biggest problem is its democratic deficit. Advanced democratic standards, or the acute lack...

(USA/China) To Counter China’s Rise, the U.S. Should Focus on Xi (Politico)

A proposal for a full reboot of American strategy toward China. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/28/china-foreign-policy-long-telegram-anonymous-463120

(Africa) Connecting Countries and Cities for Regional Value Chain Integration: Operationalizing the AfCFTA (WEF)

On 1 January 2021, the African Union launched the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This Regional Action Group for Africa report is part...

(Climate Change) Consultation: Nature and Net Zero (WEF)

Natural climate solutions (NCS) play a critical role in supporting the future of both climate and nature. Research conducted for this consultation report confirms...

America, South Asia, technology (Michael Kugelman, Marco Emanuele, The Science of Where Magazine)

The Science of Where Magazine meets Michael Kugelman, the Deputy Director of the Asia Program and Senior Associate for South Asia at the Wilson Center The relationship...

(Davos 2021) Special Address by H.M. Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King of Jordan (WEF)

https://www.weforum.org/events/the-davos-agenda-2021/sessions/special-address-by-g20-head-of-state-government-30252a93fc

(Davos 2021) Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Yang Yanqing, Mohit Joshi, Ken Hu, Xiao Yaqing, Andreas Kunze, WEF)

Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies driven by artificial intelligence (AI) are expected to fundamentally change the world; in a recent global survey, 63% of CEOs...

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