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MEXICO – Promoting parental involvement in schools: Evidence from Mexico (Felipe Barrera-Osorio, Paul Gertler, Nozomi Nakajima, Harry Patrinos, VOX)

Parents play an important role in their children’s educational experiences and outcomes, but they often face challenges when supporting their children through school. This...

TPP 2 – To TPP-2 or not to TPP-2, that is the question (Phil Levy, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/20/to-tpp-2-or-not-to-tpp-2-that-is-the-question/

CHINA/USA/MULTILATERALISM – Multilateralism under stress in Sino-US trade conflict (Song Hong, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/19/multilateralism-under-stress-in-sino-us-trade-conflict/

SAUDI ARABIA/RUSSIA/OPEC – Saudi Arabia and Russia express unity ahead of OPEC+ summit (Al Arabiya)

Saudi Arabia and Russia on Saturday said they backed each other ahead of a key OPEC+ oil summit, following a tumultuous year of differences...

IRAN – Iran executes two ethnic Baluchis on unclear charges: Rights group (Al Arabiya)

Iran executed on Saturday two ethnic Baluchi citizens on unclear charges, a rights group reported. https://englishbeta.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/12/20/Iran-executes-two-ethnic-Baluchis-on-unclear-charges-Rights-group

LEBANON – Lebanon’s rule of law proves arbitrary as Beirut port explosion probe stalls (Rami Rayess, Al Arabiya)

The Beirut port explosion investigation has been put on halt for 10 days, signaling that the probe’s path will likely be rocky even once...

ARAB SPRING – Ten years after the Arab Spring (Al Jazeera)

Ten years after Arabs mobilised in their millions, we take a retrospective look at the media’s role and the damage that has been done...

EU PARLIAMENT/EGYPT – EU Parliament calls for action over Egypt’s human rights abuses (Al Jazeera)

The European Parliament has passed a resolution urging member states to consider imposing targeted restrictions against Egypt for its crackdown on human rights activists. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/19/eu-parliament-passes-resolution-over-egypts-human-rights-abuses

ARAB SPRING/TUNISIA – Moncef Marzouki: Has the Tunisian revolution succeeded? (Al Jazeera)

It has been 10 years since a Tunisian fruit seller set himself on fire in protest against police who had beaten him and seized...

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