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Syria. Turkish Jandarma torture two young men from Hama countryside near Bab al-Salama crossing (SOHR)

SOHR has obtained a video showing the effect of brutal torture on the bodies of two young men stained with blood, after being beaten...

Open Financial Data. The Promise of Open Financial Data (Project-Syndicate)

OLIVIA WHITE, ANU MADGAVKAR Establishing and expanding digital financial data-sharing systems presents complex technical and regulatory challenges. But secure and trusted schemes also offer a large...

Education. The Transformative Power of Early Education (Project-Syndicate)

MANOS ANTONINIS Despite the importance of a person’s early years, an estimated two in five children, mostly in low- and lower-middle-income countries, are still completely...

Global Economy. A World of Heat and Headwinds (Project-Syndicate)

MICHAEL SPENCE The outlook for the global economy has gone from hopeful to bleak in the space of just a few months, owing to the...

Asia. Embracing technology to tackle Asia’s growing digital divide (East Asia Forum)

Jayant Menon, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute A silver lining amid the unfolding tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the acceleration of the digital economy. Lockdowns...

Governments/FinTech. Governments must help manage the risks of fintech (Brookings)

Eswar Prasad Financial innovation sometimes brings great rewards. It can make the financial system more accessible to underserved segments of the population and improve lives....

Afghanistan/Pakistan. Pakistan’s problematic victory in Afghanistan (Brookings)

Bruce Riedel The Afghan Taliban and their Pakistani army patrons are back in Kabul before the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Pakistan’s army Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate...

Europe. Economic repercussions of the COVID-induced tourism collapse in the euro area (Brookings)

Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti With the collapse in travel triggered by COVID-19, tourism dependence was a key factor in explaining why some countries took a bigger...

Brazil. Reject Anti-Indigenous Rights Bill (HRW)

Brazil’s Congress should reject a bill that would prevent or hinder many Indigenous peoples from claiming their right to traditional lands, violating their rights...

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