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Biden’s underwhelming engagement with Southeast Asia (See Seng Tan, East Asia Forum)

President Joe Biden’s failure to personally contact any Southeast Asian leader since taking office in January 2021 has not won the United States any...

Gauging the Mexican view of US-China rivalry (Timothy S Rich, Ian Milden, Madelynn Einhorn, Olivia Blackmon, East Asia Forum)

As US public opinion of China drops to historic lows, China has an opportunity to enhance relations and shape public perceptions through America’s neighbour Mexico....

The exemplary U.S. sanctions regime for Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict and its limitations (Vanda Felbab-Brown, Brookings)

On September 17, the Biden administration unveiled a new sanctions regime that in the coming weeks could be applied to a wide set of warring parties...

For COVID-19 vaccinations, party affiliation matters more than race and ethnicity (William A. Galston, Brookings)

At the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination push nine months ago, many experts worried—with justification—that people of color would be left behind. Sadly, it...

Ethiopia: Decision to expel UN staff could put aid operations at risk (UN News)

© UNICEF/Mulugeta Ayene. A one-year-old boy is treated for malnutrition at a health centre in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Engagement between the UN and...

Multilateralism still ‘only way’ to address common challenges: Shahid (UN News)

COVID-19 remains a major challenge that “will not be over until we achieve universal vaccination”, he said, announcing a plan to convene a High-Level meeting...

Flash Appeal launched as 2.5 million face ‘dire situation’ in Kenya (UN News)

World Bank/Flore de Préneuf. A person searches for water at a dry riverbed in eastern Kenya. Two and half million people are already experiencing deep food...

UN World Data Forum meets at ‘critical time’ with COVID battle ongoing (UN News)

Unsplash/Maxime Valcarce. The increase in data is key to advances made in artificial intelligence. The forum, which takes place from 3-6 October in Bern, Switzerland, comes...

$383 million humanitarian plan to address ‘living nightmare’ in Lebanon (UN News)

© UNICEF/Fouad Choufany. Personal care kits are distributed to families affected by the Beirut port explosion in Lebanon. (file) For the past two years, Lebanon has...

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