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ISRAEL – The IDF Must Revamp Its Strategies (Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen, BESA Center)

If the IDF continues to operate according to its old conventions while Hezbollah continues to adapt itself to new realities, it could find itself...

POOR COUNTRIES – Can Poor Countries Avoid a Vaccine Bidding War? (Anne O. Krueger, Project-Syndicate)

For all of the good news about the arrival of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, the hard truth for the coming year is that...

BREXIT – The Final Days of Brexit Negotiations (CFR)

Panelists discuss the latest developments in Brexit negotiations, including the main points of contention among the parties, prospect of a deal before December 31,...

2021 TRENDS – Visualizing 2021: Trends to Watch (Michelle Gavin, Alice C. Hill, Jennifer Hillman, and Jennifer Nuzzo, CFR)

As a tumultuous 2020 comes to a close, four CFR experts use charts and maps to show important trends to watch in the years...

2020 STORIES – Recapping 10 of the biggest foreign policy and national security stories of 2020 (Anna Newby, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/12/22/recapping-10-of-the-biggest-foreign-policy-and-national-security-stories-of-2020/

AMAZON & WALMART – Amazon and Walmart have raked in billions in additional profits during the pandemic, and shared almost none of it with...

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/12/22/amazon-and-walmart-have-raked-in-billions-in-additional-profits-during-the-pandemic-and-shared-almost-none-of-it-with-their-workers/

USA – The 2010s saw the lowest population growth in U.S. history, new census estimates show (William H. Frey, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/12/22/the-2010s-saw-the-lowest-population-growth-in-u-s-history-new-census-estimates-show/

USA – How should CBO treat the “Most Favored Nation Model” interim final rule for Medicare Part B drugs? (Steven M. Lieberman, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2020/12/22/how-should-cbo-treat-the-most-favored-nation-model-interim-final-rule-for-medicare-part-b-drugs/

EDUCATION – 2020: A year of turmoil but also hope in education (Emiliana Vegas and Rebecca Winthrop, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2020/12/22/2020-a-year-of-turmoil-but-also-hope-in-education/

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