Tag: The Science of Where Magazine

Ethiopia – How the UN can solidify Ethiopia as an African success story (Brookings)

Abigael Ajuma, Michael E. O’Hanlon, and Adam Twardowski write for Brookings: The tragic conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray province continues as of this writing. About four hundred thousand are...

Cities – Slums, sprawl, and skyscrapers (Brookings)

Somik V. Lall, Mathilde Lebrand, and Hogeun Park write: These three words are probably the most used in popular and policy discussions of city development. The...

Global Education – A structured learning approach to support scaling: Guidelines for how to do this in practice (Brookings)

Patrick Hannahan and Lydia Wilbard write: You don’t have to look far to find mentions of “adaptive learning” or “multistakeholder collaboration” in the global education sector....

Israel/GCC Countries/Middle East – The emergence of GCC-Israel relations in a changing Middle East (Brookings)

Omar H. Rahman writes: The development of open, friendly relations between Israel and some Gulf Arab states has emerged as a significant new dynamic...

USA – The pandemic hurt low-wage workers the most—and so far, the recovery has helped them the least (Brookings)

Nicole Bateman and Martha Ross write: The recession associated with the COVID-19 pandemic announced itself in spring 2020 with head-spinning job losses: 22 million lost jobs within...

India/Integrated Military Commands – A Process-led Approach towards Integrated Military Commands (Delhi Policy Group)

Lt. Gen. Anil Ahuja (Retd.), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & Bar , Brig. Arun Sahgal (Retd.), Ph.D. write: The discussion on the creation of theatre...

India/Maritime Security Coordination/Defense – Understanding India’s Maritime Security Coordination Needs (Delhi Policy Group)

Commodore Lalit Kapur (Retd.) writes for Delhi Policy Group: Media reports on July 13, 2021 spoke of the Government of India appointing a National...

China/India/Defense – China’s Type 003 Aircraft Carrier and India’s Options (Delhi Policy Group)

Delhi Policy Group writes. Even as a motivated debate about the utility of aircraft carriers continues in India, reports based on satellite imagery showed that...

India/Cyber Deterrence Strategy – Towards a Cyber Deterrence Strategy for India (Delhi Policy Group)

Lt. Gen. Deependra Singh Hooda (Retd.),PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM & Bar writes: In 2013, Thomas Rid wrote a book titled Cyber War Will Not Take...

US Dollar – The Future of the US Dollar and a World in Debt (The Chicago Council on Global Affairs)

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs writes: With today’s global interconnectedness, geopolitical competition, unprecedented government spending, and money-printing to spur economic recovery, the US...

China/Asia Pacific – Confronting China’s Rise to Regional Dominance (The Chicago Council on Global Affairs)

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs writes: A panel of experts from the United States, Japan, and South Korea discuss a coordinated trilateral response...

USA/China – International Relations Scholars and the Public on US-China Policy (The Chicago Council on Global Affairs)

CRAIG KAFURA writes: The US-China relationship has taken a sharp turn towards confrontation in recent years, and President Biden’s administration has thus far continued...

USA/India – Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Indian Prime Minister Modi (US Department of State)

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today, where they discussed efforts to deepen the U.S.-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. Secretary Blinken and Prime Minister Modi...

Germany – ifo Employment Barometer Down (July 2021) (Ifo)

Ifo writes: German companies are slowing their plans to hire new staff somewhat. The ifo Employment Barometer fell to 102.4 points in July, down...

Germany – ifo Export Expectations Fall Slightly (July 2021) (Ifo Institute)

Ifo writes: Sentiment among German exporters has worsened somewhat, with the ifo Export Expectations in manufacturing falling to 24.5 points, down from 25.0 points...

Germany – ifo Index Declines (July 2021) (Ifo Institute)

Ifo Institute writes: Sentiment in the German economy has clouded over. The ifo Business Climate Index for Germany fell to 100.8 points in July,...