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EUROPE/BREXIT – The EU Must Break the Brexit Deadlock (Marcel Fratzscher, Project-Syndicate)

With the Brexit negotiations now in their final days, it is crucial that the European Union break the impasse and secure a deal. If...

CENTRAL BANKS/GREEN TRANSITION – Central Banking’s Green Mission (Mariana Mazzucato, Josh Ryan-Collins, Asker Voldsgaard, Project-Syndicate)

Since the 2008 global financial crisis, central banks have shown time and again that they have the power to maintain the economic status quo....

NATO – Getting NATO Back on Track (Melvyn Krauss, Project-Syndicate)

France and Germany must heal their current defense rift, and America must maintain its security guarantee for Europe. One possible solution would be for...

CHINA – Seeking balance between fintech innovation and regulation in China (Yang Ji, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/09/seeking-balance-between-fintech-innovation-and-regulation-in-china/

INDONESIA – Indonesian Ulema Council edges closer to the centre of power (Alexander R Arifianto, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/08/indonesian-ulema-council-edges-closer-to-the-centre-of-power/

JAPAN – Suga’s accountability problem (Aurelia George Mulgan, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/08/sugas-accountability-problem/

USA – First steps for the Biden administration on the global trade regime (Wendy Cutler, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/07/first-steps-for-the-biden-administration-on-the-global-trade-regime/

AFRICA – How to reignite Africa’s growth and avoid the need for future debt jubilee (Rabah Arezki and Aitor Erce, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2020/12/08/how-to-reignite-africas-growth-and-avoid-the-need-for-future-debt-jubilee/

USA – The ‘rural-urban divide’ furthers myths about race and poverty—concealing effective policy solutions (Hanna Love and Tracy Hadden Loh, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/12/08/the-rural-urban-divide-furthers-myths-about-race-and-poverty-concealing-effective-policy-solutions/

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