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Where is the Fed Vice Chair for Supervision? (Peter Conti-Brown, Brookings)

Randal Quarles, the first Trump appointment to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, finished his four-year term as the Vice Chair for Supervision on...

Voter suppression or voter expansion? What’s happening and does it matter? (Elaine Kamarck, Brookings)

This year has seen a flurry of activity in state legislatures as they enacted laws that either made it easier or harder to vote....

Why we need increased investment in food and agriculture in developing countries and international organizations that support them (Uma Lele, Brookings)

The Sustainable Development Goals are off track. The prospects of the SDGs being realized by 2030 are bleak. The rapid pace of consistent decline...

Key strategies to accelerate Africa’s post-COVID recovery (Louise Fox and Landry Signé, Brookings)

The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented disruptions to Africa—reducing earnings and increasing poverty and food insecurity as well as leading the region into its first...

Belarus Carries Out Wave Of Detentions For Subscribing To ‘Extremist’ Telegram Channels (RFE RL)

Belarusian police have detained dozens of people in the southeastern city of Homel on charges of subscribing to “extremist” social-media channels in the latest crackdown on...

Polish Court Turns Down Russian Extradition Request For Activist (RFE RL)

A Russian human rights activist says a Polish court has ruled against his extradition to Russia, where he faces prosecution. Yevgeny Khasoyev, a leader of the Siberia...

‘Stay Strong’: Noted Belarusian Lawyer Who Defended Political Prisoners Deprived Of License (RFE RL)

Natallya Matskevich, a Belarusian lawyer known for having defended prominent political prisoners in the country, says she has been deprived of her license, becoming...

Jailed Kazakh Activist’s Sentence Toughened After He Signs Letter To UN, EU (RFE RL)

A court in Kazakhstan has toughened the sentence of a jailed activist convicted of "creating a banned organization and taking part in its activities." Kazakhstan’s Bureau for...

Cyberattack Disrupts Gas Stations Across Iran, Government Says (RFE RL)

Gas stations across Iran experienced widespread disruptions on a government system managing fuel subsidies, in what state television said was a cyberattack. State TV quoted an official...

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