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USA – Under Susan Rice, will there be increased overlap between the Domestic Policy Council and the National Security Council? (Michael Sinclair, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/01/05/under-susan-rice-will-there-be-increased-overlap-between-the-domestic-policy-council-and-the-national-security-council/

USA – How Biden can rebuild a divided and distrustful nation (Foreign Affairs, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2021/01/05/how-biden-can-rebuild-a-divided-and-distrustful-nation/

HONG KONG – Dozens arrested in sweeping Hong Kong crackdown (Al Jazeera)

Dozens of Hong Kong opposition politicians and activists were arrested on Wednesday morning under the territory’s national security law, and accused of ‘subversion’ over...

USA/CHINA – Double U-turn? US exchange may yet delist China telecoms firms (Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

The New York Stock Exchange is considering proceeding in delisting three major Chinese telecommunications firms after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin criticized its shock decision...

USA – Georgia awaits results of high-stakes US Senate runoff elections (Chris Moody, Al Jazeera)

The votes are being counted in Georgia, where Republican and Democratic US Senate candidates faced off after running the most expensive and nationally consequential...

PANDEMIC/DEVELOPMENT/DEBT – World Bank urges ‘greener, smarter, more equitable’ recovery path (Al Jazeera)

The economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are giving countries an opportunity to pursue “greener, smarter, more equitable” development paths, but onerous debt...

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – Can CAR’s President Touadera unite the country? (Al Jazeera)

The Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has been re-elected for another five-year term. However, his opponents say the December 27 vote was flawed. Many polling...

SAUDI ARABIA/OPEC – Oil climbs five percent on Saudi voluntary oil production cut (Al Jazeera)

Oil prices climbed nearly five percent on Tuesday after news that Saudi Arabia will make voluntary cuts to its oil output, while tension simmered...

QATAR/GCC – ‘Welcome development’: Reaction to the Qatar-GCC agreement (Al Jazeera)

The Saudi foreign minister has said Saudi Arabia and its three Arab allies agree to restore full ties with Qatar. His remarks came after Gulf...

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