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POPULATION DENSITY/LAND QUALITY – Adjusting population density to account for land quality (Vernon Henderson, Adam Storeygard, David Weil, VOXEU)

Population density and its effect on economic activity have long been of interest to scholars. This column develops a new measure of land quality...

PANDEMIC/CONTACT TRACING APPS – Economic incentives and regulation to increase COVID-19 app effectiveness (Nathan Sussman, VOXEU)

The development of contact tracing apps was a promising response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but too few people appear to be using the apps...

USA/CHINA – A Conversation With Chairman Kimberly Reed (CFR)

Chairman Kimberly Reed discusses how the Export-Import Bank is working to modernize U.S. business competitiveness in the face of contentious trade and business practices by...

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION – What’s Next for the World Health Organization? (CFR)

Panelists discuss the state of the World Health Organization, including the influence exerted by the United States and China, the organization's ability to coordinate a...

WORLD 2021 – Blueprint for 2021: Six Paths to a More Resilient World (Global Memo by Chatham House, SWP, RSIS, SVOP, EAI, and ISS,...

In 2020, the world was confronted by a litany of challenges compounded by the coronavirus pandemic. The Council of Councils asked six experts to...

WORLD/PANDEMIC/VACCINES – What Is the World Doing to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines? (Claire Felter, CFR)

Governments and researchers have been working with an extremely ambitious timetable to provide billions of people with immunity to the new coronavirus. Now, the...

NETHERLANDS/UK/PANDEMIC – Netherlands bans UK flights after finding new coronavirus strain (Al Jazeera)

The Netherlands has banned flights carrying passengers from the United Kingdom after Dutch authorities found the first case of the new, more infectious coronavirus...

US CONGRESS/PANDEMIC/ECONOMY – US Congress to vote on COVID aid package after Fed compromise (Al Jazeera)

The US Congress appeared poised to vote on Sunday on a $900bn coronavirus aid package after senators struck a late-night compromise to clear one...

EUROPE/FRANCE/UK/RIYADH AGREEMENT/YEMEN – EU, France, UK welcome Riyadh Agreement implementation in Yemen (Reem Krimly, Al Arabiya)

The European Union, France and the United Kingdom have welcomed the Riyadh Agreement that set up a power-sharing structure between the Southern Transitional Council...

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