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4 ways the Middle East can become more resilient in 2022 (Mirek Dusek, Maroun Kairouz, World Economic Forum)

The economic recovery from COVID-19 is the first priority in the Middle East. Addressing climate change and broadening the Fourth Industrial Revolution can...

5 priorities for Africa in 2022 (Chido Munyati, World Economic Forum)

A failure to restore trust and solidaritywill likely result in a divergence in the global economic recovery, partly reflecting inequitable access to vaccines...

Development needs to change. Bangladesh can show us how (Asif Saleh, World Economic Forum)

The world is changing – and the way we approach development must change, too. Bangladesh's success story is a lesson in development for...

Azerbaijani Perspectives on the Recent Unrest in Kazakhstan (Vasif Huseynov, The Jamestown Foundation)

In early January, the sudden outbreak of massive anti-government protests in Kazakhstan and subsequent intervention by the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) reverberated...

Kazakhstan Events Echo Across Former Soviet Space (Paul Goble, The Jamestown Foundation)

More than any other event since the Crimean annexation in 2014, the popular protests in Kazakhstan and the subsequent Russian-led intervention to suppress them...

Tough Talks Produce New Russia-West Face-Off (Pavel K. Baev, The Jamestown Foundation)

Diplomats naturally value dialogue; but when it comes to current relations with Moscow, the wisdom of such an approach looks dubious—particularly following the week...

No consensus? No problem. Why NATO is still effective (Christopher Skaluba and Conor Rodihan, Atlantic Council)

As the crisis over Ukraine intensifies, key stakeholders are looking to Brussels for signs of Western resolve. At the NATO-Russia Council meeting on January...

Bulgaria, North Macedonia Agree To Work On Issues Preventing EU Talks (RFE RL)

The new prime ministers of North Macedonia and Bulgaria agreed on January 18 to intensify efforts to improve relations between the Balkan neighbors. Bulgaria, North...

Top U.S. Diplomat Lands In Ukraine Amid Fears Of Imminent Russian Invasion (RFE RL)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Kyiv on January 19 in a show of support amid mounting fears that a Russian invasion...

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