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Afghanistan. Investors’ dilemma: Abandon billions or work with Taliban? (Al Jazeera)

As foreign governments, aid institutions and companies scramble to evacuate staff from Afghanistan, a crucial question is emerging: Should they engage with the ruling...

USA/China. US issues new disclosure requirements to Chinese firms: Report (Al Jazeera)

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is issuing new disclosure requirements to Chinese companies seeking to list in New York as part of...

Russia Sanctions. The Case for Stronger Russia Sanctions (Project-Syndicate)

ANDERS ÅSLUND The claim that Western sanctions against Russia do not work or are unjustified does not hold water. Russia’s economy has been stagnant since...

Sustainable Economies. New Global Rules for a Fairer Food Future (Project-Syndicate)

GLORIA ABRAHAM PERALTA Today, governments must strive to overcome the pandemic, build more inclusive and sustainable economies, and lay the foundations for a fairer and...

USA/Ethiopia/Eritrean Defense Forces. US sanctions Eritrean general over rights abuses in Ethiopia (Al Jazeera)

Radmilla Suleymanova The United States Department of the Treasury on Monday sanctioned an Eritrean official it accused of engaging in serious human rights abuses committed...

Japan. COVID-19 and Japan’s shifting labour market flexibility (East Asia Forum)

Yuri Okina, Japan Research Institute The Japanese labour market has undergone significant change since the early 2010s when the baby boomer generation began to retire,...

North Korea. COVID-19 reveals North Korea is no longer a hermit kingdom (East Asia Forum)

Justin Hastings, University of Sydney Any spread of COVID-19 in North Korea will prove disastrous. Its healthcare system is unable to cope. Medicine and medical...

Japan/Taiwan/China/USA. Has Japan’s policy toward the Taiwan Strait changed? (Brookings)

Adam P. Liff Japanese leaders in 2021 have made an unusual series of high-profile statements and comments concerning Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait. These appeared to crescendo last month, when global headlines asserted...

India. Ed tech and educational opportunity during the COVID-19 school closures. A case study of Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Brookings)

Emiliana Vegas, Sheral Shah, and Brian Fowler The purpose of this study is to identify gaps and challenges in the use of education technology (ed tech) in...

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