Tag: The Science of Where Magazine

China/USA – The long game. China’s grand strategy to displace American order (Brookings)

Rush Doshi writes: This introductory chapter summarizes the book’s argument. It explains that U.S.-China competition is over regional and global order, outlines what Chinese-led...
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USA – No child deserves to be left offline this school year—here’s how Congress can hel (Brookings)

Nicol Turner Lee writes: In a few short days or weeks, most K-12 students will physically return to the classroom—at least, this is the...
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Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean – Turkey’s New Moves in the Eastern Mediterranean (BESA Center)

George N. Tzogopoulos writes: In July 2021, Israel expressed full support to the Republic of Cyprus in the wake of the unilateral reopening of the...
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India – COVID-19 rolls back progress on female education in India (East Asia Forum)

Monika Chaudhary writes: In the 2011 census, the female literacy rate in India was 65.2 per cent. The school dropout rate for girls was...
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Uzbekistan/Indian Ocean Trade – Uzbekistan’s long-awaited path to Indian Ocean trade (East Asia Forum)

Nasriddinov Salokhiddin writes: On 2 February 2021, Uzbekistan held the event of the century for Central Asia — hosting trilateral negotiations with Afghanistan and...
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Defense – Towards a rigorous Code of Conduct for the South China Sea (East Asia Forum)

Aristyo Rizka Darmawan writes: The South China Sea became an important highlight of the recent ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus. All delegations agreed that maintaining peace and security...
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Iraq/USA – Treat Iraq’s Iran-aligned militias like ISIS (Brookings)

Ranj Alaaldin writes: Iraq is beset with crises. In the scorching summer heat, the country is suffering from electricity and water shortages, longstanding challenges...
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China – The Shanghai middle class: Embracing “cosmopolitanism with Chinese characteristics”? (Brookings)

Cheng Li writes: There is no doubt that the Chinese middle class is a dominant political and economic force that will have a profound...
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TechInnovation/Drone/Pandemic Response – Assessing the impact of drones in the global COVID response (Brookings)

Faine Greenwood writes: As COVID-19 swept through the world in early 2020, technology companies scrambled to repurpose their products to fight the pandemic. This...
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Taiwan – Examining the role of cross-Strait relations in Taiwan’s politics (Brookings)

Lev Nachman and Ryan Hass write: Lev Nachman recently returned to the United States after living in Taipei for more than two years, where he was...
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USA – Addressing America’s crisis of despair and economic recovery. A call for a coordinated effort (Brookings)

Brookings writes: Despair in American society is a barrier to reviving our labor markets and productivity, jeopardizing our well-being, health, longevity, families, and communities—and...
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USA – Solidifying the DFC-USAID relationship (Brookings)

Eric Postel and Anthony F. Pipa write: Transforming the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) by expanding its resources and authorities while merging it with other financing...
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West Africa – Is West Africa ready for a single currency? (Brookings)

Aloysius Uche Ordu, Ali Zafar, and Jan Muench write: Since the early 2000s, the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been pursuing a...
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USA/Global Tax Reform – Can President Biden deliver on global tax reform? (Euractiv)

Dick Roche writes: When the OECD launched its Base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) taxation initiative, the Obama administration, while supportive of the project’s...
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Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean – Blue Homeland: Turkey’s Strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean (Euractiv)

Antonia Colibasanu writes: As Turkey’s dreams of joining the European Union have faded, Ankara has shifted its strategy toward the West. Nowhere is this...
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Europe/Iraq/Belarus – EU pushes Iraq to stem migrant flights to Belarus (Euractiv, AFP)

Euractiv writes: The European Union said on Thursday (29 July) it was pressing Iraq to help stem the flow of migrants to Belarus who...
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