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(Cambodia) The weaponisation of the Cambodian justice system must stop (Mu Sochua, Al Jazeera)

The Cambodian government continues to persecute members of the opposition who criticise its corrupt policies. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/27/the-weaponisation-of-the-cambodian-justice-system-must-stop

(Kazakhstan) Year 2020 in Review: Kazakhstan Struggling With Structural Reform Amid COVID-19 Crisis (George Voloshin, The Jamestown Foundation)

As in much of the rest of the world, the year 2020 in Kazakhstan was dominated by the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, which...

(Arctic) New Undersea Cables Could Become a Flashpoint in the Arctic (Paul Goble, The Jamestown Foundation)

Russian efforts to control the Northern Sea Route and to secure exclusive access to the local seabed, from which it hopes to pump oil...

(Russia/Karabakh) Russian ‘Peacekeeping’ in Karabakh: Old Model, New Features, Mission Creep (Part Three) (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Karabakh was the only Soviet-legacy conflict that did not feature Russian “peacekeeping” troops during the 26-year period between the first...

(Antibiotic Resistance) The Silent Pandemic of Antibiotic Resistance (Patricia Geli, Otto Cars, Project-Syndicate)

Antibiotic resistance has been a slow-growing scourge, fueled in part by relatively weak political support for implementing national action plans and surveillance systems. Because...

(Doomsday Clock) COVID-19 and the Doomsday Clock (Gro Harlem Brundtland, Project-Syndicate)

In 2021, the Doomsday Clock will remain at just 100 seconds to midnight, indicating an alarmingly high level of existential risk to humanity. Although...

(USA) Biden’s Grand Opening (James K. Galbraith, Project-Syndicate)

With an economic rescue plan that is both ambitious and well targeted, US President Joe Biden and his team have demonstrated a clear understanding...

(Africa/USA) An Africa Roadmap for Biden (Célestin Monga, Project-Syndicate)

For years, the US-Africa relationship has fallen short of what it could be, owing to misaligned priorities and a mix of neglect and contempt...

(USA) The Fed Must Step Up Again (Willem H. Buiter, Project-Syndicate)

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, which in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic means additional fiscal stimulus of the kind promised by US...

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