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(Syrian Refugees/Lebanon) Plight of Syrian refugees in Lebanon must not be ignored (Refik Hodzic, Al Jazeera)

The COVID-19 pandemic made an already dire situation worse for more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees currently residing in Lebanon. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/26/plight-of-syrian-refugees-in-lebanon-must-not-be-ignored

(Crises/2021) What to Worry About in 2021 (CFR)

Panelists discuss potential and ongoing crises that may erupt or escalate in 2021, as well as their global political implications. Speakers Michèle A. Flournoy Cofounder and Managing...

(USA/Pandemic/Defense Production Act) What Is the Defense Production Act? (Anshu Siripurapu, CFR)

Presidents Trump and Biden have turned to the Defense Production Act to deal with a shortage of critical medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic....

(Indonesia/Pandemic/Democracy) COVID-19 and democracy in Indonesia: Short-term stability and long-term threats (Thomas Pepinsky, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/01/26/covid-19-and-democracy-in-indonesia-short-term-stability-and-long-term-threats/

(USA/Democracy) Why supporting resilient political systems is key to a successful Biden democracy agenda (Patrick W. Quirk, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/01/26/why-supporting-resilient-political-systems-is-key-to-a-successful-biden-democracy-agenda/

(Libya) Building peace through subnational governance: The case of Libya (Simona Ross, Stefan Wolff, and Alexandre Marc, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/01/26/building-peace-through-subnational-governance-the-case-of-libya/

(Cities) Moving forward together to build more playful cities: Introducing the Playful Learning Landscapes City Network (Helen Shwe Hadani and Jennifer S. Vey, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2021/01/26/moving-forward-together-to-build-more-playful-cities-introducing-the-playful-learning-landscapes-city-network/

(USA) The regulatory savvy of Biden’s early executive actions (Bridget Dooling, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-regulatory-savvy-of-bidens-early-executive-actions/

Reality in us (Marco Emanuele, The Science of Where Magazine)

I remember that these reflections are part of a research path on the relationship between the human condition, innovation, complexity and international relations. It...

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