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(USA) Trump’s last-minute judicial appointments: Impact on norms and on Biden’s appointment opportunities (Russell Wheeler, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/01/22/trumps-last-minute-judicial-appointments-impact-on-norms-and-on-bidens-appointment-opportunities/

(USA) Who has to leave the Federal Reserve next? (Kadija Yilla and David Wessel, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/who-has-to-leave-the-federal-reserve-next/

(Tunisia) Ten years in, Tunisian democracy remains a work in progress (Sharan Grewal, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/01/22/ten-years-in-tunisian-democracy-remains-a-work-in-progress/

(USA) – Who is getting a COVID-19 vaccination? (Darrell M. West, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2021/01/22/who-is-getting-a-covid-19-vaccination/

(USA) What is the Child Tax Credit? And how much of it is refundable? (David Wessel, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2021/01/22/what-is-the-child-tax-credit-and-how-much-of-it-is-refundable/

(USA) How a new National Recovery Investment Corps can drive a bottom-up, inclusive economic recovery (Mary Jean Ryan and Alan Berube, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/how-a-new-national-recovery-investment-corps-can-drive-a-bottom-up-inclusive-economic-recovery/

(USA) Brookings scholars reflect on the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, America’s 46th president (Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2021/01/22/brookings-scholars-reflect-on-the-inauguration-of-joseph-r-biden-americas-46th-president/

(Nepal) Thousands in Nepal protest against dissolution of Parliament (Al Jazeera)

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli dismissed the legislature in December, accusing members of his own party of noncooperation. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/thousands-in-nepal-protest-against-dissolution-of-government

(Europe/Ivory Coast) EU tells Ivory Coast to brace for stricter cocoa laws (Al Jazeera)

The eurozone hopes to ratify laws later this year to protect forests, curb child labour and end farmer poverty. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/22/eu-tells-ivory-coast-to-brace-for-stricter-cocoa-laws

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