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North Korea is addressing the pandemic in its ‘style.’ That means leaving a lot of people hungry (Andrew Yeo, Brookings)

North Korea shut its borders in January 2020 — arguably one of the world’s most restrictive pandemic border closures, with reports of “shoot to kill”...

Biden’s Summit for Democracy should focus on rights, not economics and geopolitics (Thomas Pepinsky, Brookings)

President Joe Biden’s first “Summit for Democracy” is an opportunity for the United States to highlight civil liberties, freedom of conscience, and peaceful dissent...

Growing American leadership on the Sustainable Development Goals (Kaysie Brown, Anthony F. Pipa, Krista Rasmussen, and Max Bouchet, Brookings)

The 2021 U.N. General Assembly met at a tumultuous time for the world and for the United States—with looming concerns about climate change, rising...

Will 5G mean airplanes falling from the sky? (Tom Wheeler, Brookings)

When digital mobile phone technology was first introduced in the US, electric wheelchairs began behaving erratically. The pulsing signal interfered with their controls. The solution:...

Will Putin miscalculate? (Steven Pifer, Brookings)

Europe currently faces several crises exploited or instigated by Russia. Speculation runs rampant regarding what Vladimir Putin hopes to achieve. He should take care...

IMF revives $6BN bailout for Pakistan’s economy (Al Jazeera)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday it had agreed with Pakistan on measures needed to revive a stalled $6bn funding programme for...

New Delhi lifts construction ban as air quality ‘slowly improves’ (Al Jazeera)

New Delhi has lifted a ban on construction activities as air quality improved marginally, but schools and offices will remain closed until at least...

The ‘net zero’ myth (Khaled Diab, Al Jazeera)

Earlier this month, the world’s leaders got together to small talk about the weather and to big talk about the climate at the 26th...

Oman, Qatar sign agreements during sultan’s visit to Doha (Al Jazeera)

Oman and Qatar have signed agreements on military cooperation, taxation, tourism, ports, labour and investment as Oman seeks to invigorate its debt-burdened economy, the...

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