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(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...

(Davos 2021) Financing the “Net-Zero” Transition (Caroline Anstey, Oliver Bäte, Mark Carney, Werner Hoyer, Stephanie von Friedeburg, Al Gore, WEF)

The transformation of industries and economies to zero carbon emissions is complex and capital-intensive. Corporates must collaborate with the financial and public sectors to...

(Davos 2021) Financing the Amazon’s Transition to a Sustainable Bioeconomy (Nicole Schwab, Marisol Argueta de Barillas, Ivan Duque, Hamilton Mourão, Maria Alexandra Moreira López,...

The Amazon has the potential to become the world’s foremost bioeconomy, delivering jobs and innovation while restoring and conserving ecosystems. What policies, partnerships and financial...

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