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DIGITAL GOVERNANCE – What Can We Learn from a Year of Intense Digital Dependence? (Robert Fay, CIGI)

A global shift toward remote labour, education and communication brought the digital divide to the fore. To bridge the gap, we need a new...

USA – How Biden Can Restore Multilateralism Unilaterally (Joseph E. Stiglitz, Project-Syndicate)

After four years of the Trump administration undermining global governance arrangements, President-elect Joe Biden will certainly have his work cut out for him. Nonetheless,...

CHINA – China’s Pro-Monopoly Antitrust Crusade (Minxin Pei, Project-Syndicate)

China's leaders are probably right that reining in the private sector will strengthen their grip on power in the short term. But, in the...

EUROPE/CHINA – Europe and China’s Year-End Breakthrough (Jeffrey Sachs, Project-Syndicate)

With the completion of a major investment treaty between the European Union and China, the new year will begin on a promising footing. Now...

USA/CHINA – New York Stock Exchange starts delisting China telecoms firms (Al Jazeera)

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is starting the process of delisting securities of three Chinese telecommunications companies, China Telecom Corporation Limited, China Mobile...

AFRICA – African genomics: The scientists unlocking cures encoded in DNA (Colin Baker, Al Jazeera)

Dr Ambroise Wonkam carries hundreds of thousands of years of history in his blood. The impacts of pathogens, migration, environment and geography are written...

MALI – Mali charges prominent figures with ‘attempted coup’ (Al Jazeera)

Malian authorities have charged six prominent figures, including a former prime minister, with seeking to mount a coup in August last year, their lawyers...

YEMEN – Are hopes of ending Yemen’s civil war slipping away? (Al Jazeera)

Yemen’s new unity government was targeted in an attack at Yemen’s Aden airport. Yemen’s new unity government has come under attack, just a week after...

USA – In dueling New Year messages, Trump reflects while Biden looks ahead (Al Arabiya)

President Donald Trump in a New Year’s Eve message reflected on his accomplishments in office, calling them “historic victories,” while his successor, President-elect Joe...

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