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Afghanistan/USA. Disinformation sowed our failure in Afghanistan (Chicago Council on Global Affairs)

ELIZABETH SHACKELFORD America’s collapsed experiment in Afghanistan is not the first U.S. foreign policy failure built on a dishonest foundation. But if no one pays...

USA. Physical infrastructure is a start; human infrastructure must follow (Chicago Council on Global Affairs)

President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual meeting at the White House complex in Washington Aug. 11, 2021, to discuss the importance of the...

Germany. Materials Bottleneck in German Construction Eases Further (Ifo Institute)

The shortage of materials on German construction sites has eased, according to surveys by the ifo Institute. In August, 42.2 percent of companies in...

Germany. Fewer People in Germany are Working from Home (Ifo Institute)

The proportion of employees working from home in Germany has fallen slightly. This is according to a monthly ifo Institute survey. It found that...

Germany. ifo Employment Barometer Rises (August 2021) (Ifo Institute)

Recruitment efforts at German businesses are picking up steam again. The ifo Employment Barometer climbed to 103.6 points in August after measuring 102.4 points...

Germany. ifo Export Expectations for Germany Fell (August 2021) (Ifo Institute)

Sentiment among German exporters has markedly deteriorated. ifo Export Expectations in manufacturing slumped to 16.6 points in August, down from 23.1 points in July...

Germany. ifo Business Climate Index Has Dropped (August 2021) (Ifo Institute)

The mood in the German economy has clouded over again. In August, the ifo Business Climate Index fell to 99.4 points, after 100.7 in...

Afghanistan. Afghanistan and the rise of the Islamic Emirate: A tragic inevitability (FIIA)

OLLI RUOHOMÄKI It is time to come to terms with the inevitable fact that the Taliban is here to stay for the foreseeable future. The...

Belarus. The Belarusian Revolution of 2020: Afterword (FIIA)

ARKADY MOSHES, RYHOR NIZHNIKAU The Belarusian Revolution challenged the Lukashenka regime but did not bring it down. It is, however, clear that the structural factors...

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