Tag: The Science of Where Magazine

(Europe/Germany) Half of Europeans vaccinated as Germany warns on rising virus cases (Euractiv)

Euractiv writes: More than half of all European adults are now fully vaccinated, the EU said on Thursday (22 July), as countries across Europe...

(Canada) Canadian National Security Needs an Update for Climate (CIGI)

Simon Dalby writes for CIGI: It’s fire season again in British Columbia, and the village of Lytton has been in the headlines recently, first for...

(Russia/Japan/Kuril Islands) The Kuril Islands roadblock on a Russia–Japan peace treaty (East Asia Forum)

Andrey Gubin, Far Eastern Federal University, writes for East Asia Forum: During a press briefing at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on 5...

(India) Trust and crisis management in India under COVID-19 (East Asia Forum)

Oindrila Dey, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and Debalina Chakravarty, St Xavier’s University, write for East Asia Forum: Over the past year, India has...

(USA) How the National Science Foundation is taking on fairness in AI (Brookings)

Alex Engler writes for Brookings: Most of the public discourse around artificial intelligence (AI) policy focuses on one of two perspectives: how the government...

(India/Africa) What India’s COVID-19 crisis means for Africa (Brookings)

Jamie MacLeod, Vera Songwe, Stephen Karingi, Hopestone Chavula, Jean Paul Boketsu Bofili, Sokunpanha You, and Veerawin Su write for Brookings: By May 9, 2021 India accounted for 57 percent of...

(Middle East/North Africa) Decoupling economic growth from emissions in the Middle East and North Africa (Brookings)

Martin Philipp Heger and Lukas Vashold write for Brookings: Economic growth plays a critical role in raising living standards and enabling human progress. However, economic growth...

(USA) The shaky pillars of American democracy (Brookings)

Marvin Kalb writes for Brookings: There are, he believed, two essential pillars of American democracy: one the “sanctity of the law” and the other the...

(USA) Quick college credentials: Student outcomes and accountability policy for short-term programs (Brookings)

Stephanie Riegg Cellini and Kathryn J. Blanchard write for Brookings: A small, though important, set of postsecondary programs have largely escaped the notice of policymakers and...

(USA) Time waited for no mom in 2020 (Brookings)

Lauren Bauer, Sara Estep, and Winnie Yee write for Brookings: In 2020, mothers of younger children were primary and primarily caregivers. In this piece, we document...

(USA/Europe) Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — July 2021 (Brookings)

Brookings writes: Welcome to the twelfth edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard, a quarterly evaluation of U.S.-European relations produced by Brookings’s Center on the United States...

(USA/Qatar) Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Thani (US Department of State)

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today in Washington D.C. with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and...

(USA/Cuba) Sanctioning Cuban Security Forces in Response to Violent Repression of Protests (US Department of State)

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE Starting on July 11, tens of thousands of Cubans in dozens of cities and towns throughout their country...

(USA/Haiti) Secretary Blinken’s Call with Haitian Prime Minister Henry (US Department of State)

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Haitian Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry today. Secretary Blinken...

(USA/Rwanda) United States and Rwanda Host Peacekeeping Ministerial Preparatory Meeting (US Department of State)

The United States and the Government of Rwanda virtually hosted on July 21-22 members of the UN General Assembly Special Committee on Peacekeeping (known...

(USA/UK) Joint Statement by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen Commending the United Kingdom’s Anti-Corruption Sanctions (US Department...

The United States welcomes the United Kingdom’s announcement today to impose further sanctions under its Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions (GACS) regime, which is designed to...