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Space. Targeted launch date for Webb: 18 December 2021 (ESA)

ESA, NASA and Arianespace have jointly defined 18 December 2021 as the target launch date for Ariane 5 flight VA256. This third Ariane 5...

China. Limits to Alliances: In China, the United States and Its Allies Are Just Not Aligned (David Moschella, ITIF)

lobal attitudes toward China are hardening, but diverging interests prevent effective allied action to counter its rise. That’s why America should focus on getting...

USA/Afghanistan. The U.S. Government Should Take the Lead in Providing Guidance on How to Moderate Social Media Content From the Taliban (Ashley Johnson, ITIF)

The question of how to handle government figures posting harmful content has loomed large over social media platforms this year, and it is even...

USA. Inside U.S. Industrial Policy and Operation Warp Speed, With David Adler (ITIF)

Industrial policy can produce great technological innovations to address major challenges for society. A perfect example is Operation Warp Speed, which has saved millions...

Nagorno Karabakh. Lessons of War Attacks on Schools During the Nagorno-Karabakh War (Bill Van Esveld, Tanya Lokshina, HRW)

Map indicating the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and its surroundings. Areas marked as under the control of one of the parties to the conflict...

Egypt. ‘Shootouts’ Disguise Apparent Extrajudicial Executions (HRW)

Egypt’s Interior Ministry police and National Security Agency officers have in recent years apparently killed dozens of alleged “terrorists” across the country in unlawful extrajudicial...

USA. Advance Human Right to Safe, Affordable Water (HRW)

The United States Congress should support programs that ensure everyone in the US has access to safe and affordable water, Human Rights Watch said in a video released...

Pakistan. Pakistan May Have its First Woman Supreme Court Justice (Saroop Ijaz, HRW)

Justice Ayesha Malik. Source: Lahore High Court This week the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, the highest body recommending judicial appointments, will consider the nomination of Justice Ayesha...

Mozambique. Aid-for-Sex Alleged in Northern Mozambique (Zenaida Machado, HRW)

A woman walks through the Internally Displaced Person camp "25 de junho," in Metuge, Mozambique on May 20, 2021.  © 2021 JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images Allegations of sexual...

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