Tag: The Science of Where Magazine

(Pandemic/Global Immunization Coverage) New data released from the World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund show notable declines in key indicators of immunization...

Katherine E, Bliss writes for CSIS: New data released from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) show notable declines...

(Germany/USA) Germany’s humanitarian identity is at a formative moment. As a donor, it is increasingly influential, having overtaken the United Kingdom as the second...

Jacob Kurtzer and John Goodrick write for CSIS: Germany’s humanitarian identity is at a formative moment. As a donor, it is increasingly influential, having...

(Russia/Ukraine) Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined the historical basis for his claims against Ukraine in a controversial new essay that has been likened...

Peter Dickinson writes for Atlantic Council: Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined the historical basis for his claims against Ukraine in a controversial new...

(Ukraine) After seven years of war, the Ukrainian defense system has not reformed. The reasons are extraordinarily complex and intertwined

Glen Grant writes for Jamestown Foundation: After seven years of war, the Ukrainian defense system has not reformed. The reasons are extraordinarily complex and intertwined....

(China) From April to May 2021, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) conducted a second exercise to test the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept and...

Derek Solen writes for Jamestown Foundation: From April to May 2021, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) conducted a second exercise to test the Agile...

(China/South China Sea) A new People’s Republic of China (PRC) Coast Guard Law caught regional and international attention at the beginning of the year

Lan Anh Nguyen Dang writes for Jamestown Foundation: A new People’s Republic of China (PRC) Coast Guard Law (中华人民共和国海警法,Zhonghua renmin gongheguo haijing fa) caught regional...

(China) The Cyberspace Security Review Office of the Cyberspace Administration of China launched a cybersecurity review of the Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing on...

Elizabeth Chen writes for Jamestown Foundation: The Cyberspace Security Review Office (网络安全审查办公室, wangluo anquan shencha bangongshi) of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC, 国家互联网信息办公室, guojia hulianwang...

(Iraq/Turkey/Iran) In February, indications of an incoming Turkish military operation targeting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Sinjar, northern Iraq led to a flurry...

Jacob Lees Weiss writes for Jamestown Foundation: In February, indications of an incoming Turkish military operation targeting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Sinjar,...

(India) Once considered the biggest internal security challenge for the Indian state, Maoist militants, also known as Naxalites, have witnessed a steady decline over...

Animesh Roul writes for Jamestown Foundation: Once considered the biggest internal security challenge for the Indian state, Maoist militants, also known as Naxalites, have...

(ASEAN/China) China is moving full speed ahead in the race for global technology leadership having promoted artificial intelligence, expanded venture capital and funded start-ups...

Melinda Martinus writes for East Asia Forum: China is moving full speed ahead in the race for global technology leadership having promoted artificial intelligence,...

(Asia) Despite their insistence to the contrary, discussions on the informal strategic relationship between the United States, India, Japan and Australia continue to be...

Shalabh Chopra writes for East Asia Forum: Despite their insistence to the contrary, discussions on the informal strategic relationship between the United States, India,...

(Morocco) Developing countries have been liberalizing their trade since the late 1980s

Adeel Malik, Christian Ruckteschler, and Ferdinand Eibl write for Brookings: Developing countries have been liberalizing their trade since the late 1980s. The establishment of World Trade...

(USA) The nation’s economic growth, international competitiveness, and national security in the 21st century relies heavily on occupations and industries in science, technology, engineering,...

Li Feng, Michael Hansen, and David Devraj Kumar write for Brookings: The nation’s economic growth, international competitiveness, and national security in the 21st century relies heavily on occupations...

(USA/Turkey) President Joe Biden has made it six months into his term without a new U.S.-Turkish crisis

Nicholas Danforth writes for Brookings: President Joe Biden has made it six months into his term without a new U.S.-Turkish crisis. Amidst simmering tensions,...

(Arab diasporas) Since the onset of the Arab uprisings 10 years ago, many people from Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and other countries have...

Noha Aboueldahab writes for Brookings: Since the onset of the Arab uprisings 10 years ago, many people from Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and...

(TechInnovation) The fintech sector has been hugely successful (and hugely profitable) for much of the last decade, and even more so during the pandemic

Lee Li writes for TechCrunch: The fintech sector has been hugely successful (and hugely profitable) for much of the last decade, and even more...