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INDIA – India resumes talks to break deadlock with farmers protesting over agriculture reform (Al Arabiya)

Indian government ministers began talks with farmers’ leaders on Thursday to try and break a deadlock over laws passed earlier this year seeking to...

CHINA – China says US is fabricating forced labor reports out of Xinjiang region (Al Arabiya)

China said on Thursday that politicians in the United States are fabricating news of forced labor in the northwestern Xinjiang region, after Washington banned...

USA/IRAQ/IRAN – How could a US drawdown in Iraq aid ISIS, lead to greater Iranian presence? (Al Arabiya)

In a quest to root out ISIS group hideouts over the summer, Iraqi forces on the ground cleared nearly 90 villages across a notoriously...

FINTECH MARKET – Global COVID-19 FinTech Market Rapid Assessment Study (WEF)

pdf: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Global_Covid19_FinTech_Market_Rapid_Assessment_Study_2020.pdf The World Economic Forum’s Global COVID-19 FinTech Market Rapid Assessment Study has gathered empirical data from 1,385 FinTech firms that are currently operating in 169...

FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION – Global Technology Governance Report 2021 (WEF)

pdf: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Technology_Governance_2020.pdf An essential consideration for government, business and civil society is how technologies are harnessed and regulated to accelerate growth, encourage innovation and build...

GEORGIA – West Calls on Georgian Opposition Not to Boycott New Parliament (Giorgi Menabde, The Jamestown Foundation)

Titus Corlatean (Romania), PACE Co-rapporteur for Monitoring Georgia (Source: 1tv.ge) The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) co-rapporteurs in charge of monitoring Georgia,...

RUSSIA – Behind the Rumors of Putin’s Illness: Distraction or Signal of Looming Changes at the Top? (Kseniya Kirillova, The Jamestown Foundation)

(Source: RBC) This past month saw a new surge in “leaks” and speculation about the state of President Vladimir Putin’s health along with suggestions in...

RUSSIA – COVID-19 Slows Down Development of Russia’s Naval Nuclear Forces (Maxim Starchak, The Jamestown Foundation)

SevMash (Source: Sevmash.ru) The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the output of all sectors of Russian industry, including arms manufacturers (see EDM, April 20, 21, 29, July 28). And...

CLIMATE CHANGE – 7 ways packaging is changing to reduce plastic waste (Alex Thornton, WEF)

Plastic pollution remains one of the world's biggest challenges. Image: REUTERS/Heo Ran Packaging generates the most plastic waste of any sector. Brands are investing in...

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