MONDI IN PROGRESS 29-04-2021

Climate Change/Climate Action/Ecological Transition

Brookings experts comment on Biden’s climate summit (Brookings) – The Global Eye

Jobs and Technology Take Center Stage at Friday’s Summit, With Biden Pitching Climate Action as a Boon for the Economy (Inside Climate News) – The Global Eye

How much are our food systems responsible for climate change? (Mongabay) – The Global Eye

Why agricultural reform is needed to achieve net zero emissions (ODI) – The Global Eye

How to put cities at the heart of the energy transition (ODI) – The Global Eye

 How finance can deliver real environmental and climate impact (ORF) – The Global Eye

Unlocking capital for climate response in the emerging world (ORF) – The Global Eye

Boasting a pedigree in business intelligence, Sweep launches a new carbon accounting and offset tool (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

High hopes and hot air on climate change (The Interpreter) – The Global Eye

Prospects of China-U.S. Climate Diplomacy: The Perspective From Beijing (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye

Program To Create Pathways to Safe and Secure Nuclear Energy Included in Biden-Harris Administration’s Bold Plans To Address the Climate Crisis (US Department of State) – The Global Eye

How governments can drive a faster, bigger and better energy transition (WEF) – The Global Eye

3 ways CEOs can tackle climate change and build a net-zero economy (WEF) – The Global Eye

How can we store renewable energy? 4 technologies that can help (WEF) – The Global Eye

Leaders Summit on Climate Offers Jolt of Momentum for Global Action (World Resources Institute) – The Global Eye

6 Words to Describe the US Pledge to Reduce Emissions 50-52% by 2030 (World Resources Institute) – The Global Eye

Brazil’s 2050 Climate Neutrality Goal is an Important Gesture, but it Contradicts Climate Actions from the Administration (World Resources Institute) – The Global Eye

 

Defense/Military/Intelligence/Security/Cyber/Space

Le cyber minacce che più preoccupano gli Stati Uniti (Analisi Difesa) – The Global Eye

Financing the fight: A history and assessment of Department of Defense budget formulation processes (Brookings) – The Global Eye

Next-gen intercontinental ballistic missile interceptor estimated cost? Nearly $18 (Defense News) – The Global Eye

How the DoD can win the great tech race with a new workforce model (Defense News) – The Global Eye

NATO tees up negotiations on artificial intelligence in weapons (Defense News) – The Global Eye

DoD wants new ideas for real-time spectrum sharing (Defense News) – The Global Eye

National Reconnaissance Office conducts first launch of 2021 (Defense News) – The Global Eye

British name enormous carrier strike group heading for the Indo-Pacific (Defense News) – The Global Eye

Here are some big changes that may be coming to the Marine Corps (Defense News) – The Global Eye

Counter-drone director talks testing in Saudi Arabia and regional expansion (Defense News) – The Global Eye

Poll: More say US defense isn’t strong enough, but most are content (Defense News) – The Global Eye

US State Department clears Australia to buy MQ-9B drones (Defense News) – The Global Eye

Navy to test potential for information warfare cells at maritime operations centers (Defense News) – The Global Eye

Top general: Access provided by enterprise cloud needed for JADC2 (Defense News) – The Global Eye

F-35 program office announces a “strategic pause” on new logistics system (Defense News) – The Global Eye

DARPA’s plan to use drones to find drones (Defense News) – The Global Eye

The Army is optimizing electronic warfare equipment for Indo-Pacific (Defense News) – The Global Eye

Cloud software marketplaces are linchpin to driving innovative technology solutions into DoD (Defense News) – The Global Eye

German and British defense officials discuss ‘Eurotank’ cooperation (Defense News) – The Global Eye

Marines making big investments in electromagnetic warfare (Defense News) – The Global Eye

First short-range air defense systems deploy to Europe (Defense News) – The Global Eye

Turkey’s removal from F-35 program to cause hike in engine price (Defense News) – The Global Eye

How Israel’s missile defense organization is preparing for the threats of the future (Defense News) – The Global Eye

White House announces slew of new national security nominees (Defense News) – The Global Eye

A new team will compete for Britain’s next Ajax variant (Defense News) – The Global Eye

No ICBMs? Big Problems (Defense One) – The Global Eye

Former NGA Head to Join Satellite-Imagery Firm (Defense One) – The Global Eye

JADC2 Strategy Nearing Completion, Official Says (Defense One) – The Global Eye

A Better Way to Spot Deep-Faked Satellite Images (Defense One) – The Global Eye

ESA Explores a fictional asteroid impact (ESA) – The Global Eye

Setting sail for sustainable space (ESA) – The Global Eye

Forest measuring satellite passes tests with flying colours (ESA) – The Global Eye

Hot and cold space radio testing (ESA) – The Global Eye

‘Campfires’ offer clue to solar heating mystery (ESA) – The Global Eye

New ESA telescope in South America to search for asteroids (ESA) – The Global Eye

“War Month”: A Test of the IDF’s Operational Concept and a Dress Rehearsal for the Next War (INSS) – The Global Eye

Emerging Technologies and Nuclear Deterrence Relationship (JIIA) – The Global Eye

Non-lapsable fund for India’s defence modernisation (ORF) – The Global Eye

The next chapter in India-UK defence relationship (ORF) – The Global Eye

UK rail network Merseyrail hit by ransomware gang (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Cloud misconfiguration, a major risk for cloud security (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

FBI shares with HIBP 4 million email addresses involved in Emotet attacks (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

CISA, NIST published an advisory on supply chain attacks (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Ransomware hit Guilderland Central School District near Albany (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Microsoft Defender uses Intel TDT technology against crypto-mining malware (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Shlayer macOS malware abuses zero-day to bypass Gatekeeper feature (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Boffins found a bug in Apple AirDrop that could leak users’ personal info (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Bye Bye Emotet, law enforcement pushed the uninstall code via the botnet (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Pareto Botnet, million infected Android devices conduct fraud in the CTV ad ecosystem (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Cellebrite ‘s forensics tool affected by arbitrary code execution issue (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Privacy and security in the software designing (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Darkside Ransomware gang aims at influencing the stock price of their victims (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Evil Maid Attack – Vacuum Hack (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

New Qlocker ransomware infected hundreds of QNAP NAS devices in a few days (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

A new Linux Botnet abuses IaC Tools to spread and other emerging techniques (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

ToxicEye RAT exploits Telegram communications to steal data from victims (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

10,000+ unpatched ABUS Secvest home alarms can be deactivated remotely (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Hackers are targeting Soliton FileZen file-sharing servers (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

A supply chain attack compromised the update mechanism of Passwordstate Password Manager (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

Prometei botnet is targeting ProxyLogon Microsoft Exchange flaws (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye

DigitalOcean says customer billing data accessed in data breach (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Solving the security challenges of public cloud (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Alleged records of 20 million BigBasket users published online (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

New Concept Weapons: China Explores New Mechanisms to Win War (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye

Biden’s budget request steady but unimaginative on defence (The Strategist) – The Global Eye

Thodex cryptocurrency exchange chief allegedly goes on the run with $2bn in client funds (ZD Net) – The Global Eye

 

Innovation/Technology/Fourth Industrial Revolution/Digital Transition

Getting more autonomous vehicles on the road: Highlights from my conversation with Grayson Brulte (AEI) – The Global Eye

Liberating founders and investors from narrative bias (AEI) – The Global Eye

The EU path towards regulation on artificial intelligence (Brookings) – The Global Eye

Central bank currencies going digital (Bruegel) – The Global Eye

What Do China’s High Patent Numbers Really Mean? (CIGI) – The Global Eye

Indonesian consumer research startup Populix gets $1.2M in pre-Series A funding (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Super, an Indonesian hyperlocal social commerce startup, raises $28M led by SoftBank Ventures Asia (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

India’s ElasticRun raises $75 million to grow its commerce platform for neighborhood stores (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

The SPAC boom isn’t just here to stay, it’s changing consumer tech (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

GM partners with 7 charging networks ahead of electric vehicle push (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Lobus raises $6 million for an art management platform on the blockchain (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Atlassian’s in-house incubator lets employees put their product ideas to work (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

France’s SOS Accessoire raises $12M to help people repair their home appliances themselves (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Ivorian startup Afrikrea partners with DHL and Visa to launch SaaS e-commerce platform ANKA (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Greece’s Viva Wallet raises $80M for its neo-bank targeting small business merchants (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Barkyn, a wellness startups for pets in Southern Europe, hits an $9.6M Series A round (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Kenya’s Ajua acquires WayaWaya to consolidate consumer experience play in African SMEs (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Arc opens its remote career platform to all software developers (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Look out Amazon Go — A Lisbon startup plans to offer autonomous stores to other retailers (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Endeit Capital plans to boost European B-stage startups with its new €250M growth fund (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Indian food delivery startup Zomato files for $1.1 billion IPO (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Founders Circle Capital has raised a new $355 million fund to buy secondary startup shares (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

At social media hearing, lawmakers circle algorithm-focused Section 230 reform (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Exyn Technologies’ drones achieve autonomy milestone with on-board mapping (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Red Hat CEO looks to maintain double-digit growth in second year at helm (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Banana Capital’s debut fund is for internet-first founders (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Stripe acquires TaxJar to add cloud-based, automated sales tax tools into its payments platform (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Robotic vision startup Plus One raises $33M (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Materials Zone raises $6M for its materials discovery platform (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Amazon announces it’s open sourcing DeepRacer device software (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Ford to open new lab to develop next-gen lithium-ion and solid-state batteries (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Language learning startup Toucan raises $4.5M (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Social networking app for women Peanut adds live audio rooms (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Mailchimp moves into e-commerce (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Ushopal looks to charm China’s beauty lovers with niche Western brands (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Kids-focused fintech Greenlight raises $260M in a16z-led Series D, nearly doubles valuation to $2.3B (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Vista Equity takes minority stake in Canada’s Vena with $242M investment (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Instreamatic, which inserts interactive voice ads into audio streams, raises $6.1M Series A round (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

The UK’s plan to tackle big tech won’t be one-size fits all (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Brazil’s Positive Ventures closes on $10M fund for impact investing (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Brazil’s Positive Ventures closes on $10M fund for impact investing (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Wunder Mobility’s new lending business helps micromobility startups finance fleets (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Tesla sees bitcoin as important financial tool to access cash quickly (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Tesla wants to make every home a distributed power plant (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Blockchain startup S!NG wants creators to lean on NFTs to protect their intellectual property (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Tesla grows 74% in the first quarter, besting expectations as its shares ease after hours (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Facebook introduces a new miniplayer that streams Spotify within the Facebook app (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Thoma Bravo buys cybersecurity vendor Proofpoint for $12.3B in cash (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Detroit-based Signal Advisors raises $10m Series A led by General Catalyst (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Citi Bike rival JOCO brings shared, docked e-bikes to NYC (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Semiconductor specialist Alphawave IP plans $4.5Bn London IPO and move to UK HQ (Techcrunch) – The Global Eye

Since colleges are failing to prepare students for tech jobs, it’s time to bring back apprenticeships (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Hyundai invests in teleoperations startup Ottopia as part of $9M round (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Introvoke raises $2.7M to power online events that can be embedded anywhere (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Longevity startup Longevica plans to launch supplements based on long-term research (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Crypto market takes a dive with Bitcoin leading the way (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Hawke Ventures raises $5.6M to back digital marketing startups (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Filing: Snap paid $124M for Fit Analytics as it gears up for a bigger e-commerce push (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

YC-backed Kidato raises $1.4M seed to scale its online school for K-12 students in Africa (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

India’s LEAD School raises $30 million to reach more students (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

China’s e-commerce giant JD.com starts paying some staff in digital yuan (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

AI startup Faculty wins contract to predict future requirements for the UK’s NHS (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Investors eat up Orbillion Bio’s plans for lab-grown wagyu beef, elk, and bison (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Mighty Networks raises $50M to build a creator economy for the masses (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Insurgent UK broadband startup Cuckoo Internet raises $6M round led by RTP Global, with JamJar Investments (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

Resetting Data Governance: Authorized Public Purpose Access and Society Criteria for Implementation of APPA Principles (WEF) – The Global Eye

Transition towards sustainable mobility – Where is the financing? (World Bank blogs) – The Global Eye

Data-driven global health research in the time of COVID (World Bank blogs) – The Global Eye

Aussie law firm executes blockchain-based payment guarantee (ZD Net) – The Global Eye

Work on Australia-wide electronic birth certificate begins (ZD Net) – The Global Eye

Cisco boss expects global chip shortage to continue another six months (ZD Net) – The Global Eye

Mobile network signals could be used to measure smoke levels and air quality (ZD Net) – The Global Eye

Samsung completes nationwide public safety network in South Korea (ZD Net) – The Global Eye

Labor calls Australia’s COVIDSafe app a ‘turkey’ on anniversary of controversial app (ZD Net) – The Global Eye

Coles automates fresh produce replenishment process with AI-based cloud platform (ZD Net) – The Global Eye

City of Melbourne to engage residents in smart city build (ZD Net) – The Global Eye

Singapore puts intellectual property focus on innovation, intangible assets (ZD Net) – The Global Eye

 

Global

The global trends that will shape the world of 2030: My long-read Q&A with Mauro Guillén (AEI) – The Global Eye

Strengthening the G-20 in an era of great power geopolitical competition (Brookings) – The Global Eye

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — April 2021 (Brookings) – The Global Eye

What’s behind the globalization of R&D? (Brookings) – The Global Eye

Vaccine diplomacy: soft power lessons from China and Russia? (Bruegel) – The Global Eye

Global current account imbalances (Center for Macroeconomics & Development) – The Global Eye

Vaccine Shortages and Growing Trade Tensions (CIGI) – The Global Eye

One Vaccine to Rule Them All (Defense One) – The Global Eye

A glimpse of the future: The Ever Given and the weaponisation of choke-points (ECFR) – The Global Eye

US Export Control of Emerging Technologies (JIIA) – The Global Eye

The Significance of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Today’s World from a SDGs Viewpoint and the Role of the United Nations (JIIA) – The Global Eye

Reducing the humanitarian financing gap: review of progress since the report of the High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing (ODI) – The Global Eye

Can the world collaborate amid vaccine nationalism? (ORF) – The Global Eye

De facto shared sovereignty and the rise of non-state statecraft: Imperatives for nation-states (ORF) – The Global Eye

Is a Cold War 2.0 inevitable? (ORF) – The Global Eye

 Enhancing medical preparedness to meet the changing threat of terrorism (The Strategist) – The Global Eye

Private sector can help accelerate an equitable COVID-19 vaccine rollout – here’s how (WEF) – The Global Eye

How governments can redesign support for entrepreneurs after COVID-19 (WEF) – The Global Eye

Foreign aid hit a record high last year. Here’s what it means for the global recovery from COVID (WEF) – The Global Eye

10 ways to accelerate grassroots innovation and build a more inclusive future (WEF) – The Global Eye

What is Hybrid Learning? How can countries get it right? (World Bank blogs) – The Global Eye

Unlocking the Power of the Private Sector to Build Resilient and Equitable Health Systems (World Bank blogs) – The Global Eye

Distortionary effects of conditions attached to cash transfers (World Bank blogs) – The Global Eye

Carbon pricing readiness to action: The PMR story (World Bank blogs) – The Global Eye

What countries need to consider when dual exchange rates are a problem (World Bank blogs) – The Global Eye

New principles for insolvency: Supporting small businesses’ key role in the COVID-19 recovery (World Bank blogs) – The Global Eye

IDA20: A moment of stunning international solidarity to support the most vulnerable people (World Bank blogs) – The Global Eye

 

Worlds

Africa – The African Continental Free Trade Area and exchange rate misalignments (Brookings) – The Global Eye

Africa – To unlock African women’s potential, we must end gendered patterns of labour (WEF) – The Global Eye

Asia – Tackling housing unaffordability in post-COVID-19 Asia (East Asia Forum) – The Global Eye

Australia/China/New Zealand – Closing Australia’s China policy gaps, while contrasting with New Zealand (The Strategist) – The Global Eye

Azerbaijan – International Involvement in Infrastructure Projects in Azerbaijan’s Newly Regained Territories (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye

Belarus – Minsk Is Trying to Unfreeze Relations With West, Ukraine (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye

China – The pushback against China (ORF) – The Global Eye

China – The CCP is Retooling its Censorship System at a Brisk Pace in 2021 (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye

China/Europe – China’s Soft Power in Europe: Falling on Hard Times (IFRI) – The Global Eye

China/India – The China factor in India’s economic diplomacy (ORF) – The Global Eye

China/USA – China to US: Back Off and Calm Down (Defense One) – The Global Eye

Europe – Confronting the risks: corporate debt in the wake of the pandemic (Bruegel) – The Global Eye

Europe – Do citizens care about Europe? More than they used to (Bruegel) – The Global Eye

Europe – The Brussels Effect on Sustainable Finance (Project-Syndicate) – The Global Eye

Europe – Europe’s new ‘strategic’ approach to trade is nothing of the sort (AEI) – The Global Eye

Europe – La Conferencia sobre el futuro de Europa: alcance y límites (CIDOB) – The Global Eye

Europe/Maghreb – Enhancing economic cooperation between EU and Maghreb countries: Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia (CIDOB) – The Global Eye

Gaza Strip/Israel – The Gaza Rocket Attack on Israel: The Neighbors Smell Weakness (BESA Center) – The Global Eye

Gulf/Eastern Mediterranean – The Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean: Is a Gulf-Hellenic Alignment in the Making? (INSS) – The Global Eye

Hong Kong – Hong Kong Cracks Down on National Security Imperatives Amid Electoral Reforms (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye

India – India’s entrepreneurs and investors are mobilizing to help the nation fight COVID-19 — and you can too (TechCrunch) – The Global Eye

India – India’s COVID Tsunami (Project-Syndicate) – The Global Eye

India – Investing in materials innovation is investing in India’s future (ORF) – The Global Eye

India – Putting women front and centre of India’s green recovery process (ORF) – The Global Eye

India – Development Financial Institution (DFI): Setting up of the National Bank for Financing and Development (NaBFID) (ORF) – The Global Eye

India – Reimagining Kolkata: Driving diplomacy and growth in the east (ORF) – The Global Eye

India – The NCTD Act 2021: Neither here nor there (ORF) – The Global Eye

India – A roadmap for sustainable food security (ORF) – The Global Eye

India/Africa – India-Africa relations: Partnership, COVID-19 setback and the way forward (ORF) – The Global Eye

India/Europe – Unpacking the India-EU economic relationship (ORF) – The Global Eye

India/Gulf – India-Gulf ties over the next decade: Navigating frontier areas for cooperation (ORF) – The Global Eye

India/Indo Pacific – India’s developing economic ties with the Indo-Pacific (ORF) – The Global Eye

India/USA – Exploring India’s economic diplomacy with the US (ORF) – The Global Eye

Indonesia/Asean/Myanmar – Indonesia raises ASEAN’s bar on Myanmar (The Interpreter) – The Global Eye

Indo Pacific – China’s actions, not Australia’s words, are the problem (The Strategist) – The Global Eye

Indo Pacific – The 2nd Tokyo Global Dialogue (JIIA) – The Global Eye

Iran/Sweden – Iran Is a Threat to Swedish National Security (BESA Center) – The Global Eye

Iraq/Gulf- Can Iraq play the role of a bridge in the Gulf? (Brookings) – The Global Eye

Malaysia – Malaysia’s political turmoil has an economic cost (The Interpreter) – The Global Eye

Myanmar – Guiding Myanmar away from ruin (The Interpreter) – The Global Eye

North Korea/Southeast Asia – North Korea’s dwindling relations with Southeast Asia (East Asia Forum) – The Global Eye

Pakistan – Pakistan’s extremist dilemma (The Interpreter) – The Global Eye

Pakistan – Pakistan: Religious rage, revolt and recreancy (ORF) – The Global Eye

Palestine – Fatah and the Legislative Council Elections: The Split and Its Implications (INSS) – The Global Eye

Philippines – Are Duterte’s political fortunes term-limited? (East Asia Forum) – The Global Eye

Philippines – Can a new Philippine ‘popular front’ defeat Dutertismo? (East Asia Forum) – The Global Eye

Philippines – Is there a Duterte dynasty in the making? (East Asia Forum) – The Global Eye

Russia – Amidst Seemingly Easing Tensions, Putin Leaves Much Unsaid in Speech to Parliament (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye

Russia – Putin’s Sound and Fury (Project-Syndicate) – The Global Eye

Russia – Putin Delivers More Restrained National Address as Moscow Announces Partial Troop Withdrawal (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye

Russia – Putin Has Nothing to Say to Russians (Carnegie Moscow Center) – The Global Eye

Russia/Arctic – Moscow Pushing Even More Expansive Claims on Arctic (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye

Russia/Crimea/Black Sea – Crimea: The Expanding Military Capabilities of Russia’s Area Denial Zone in the Black Sea (The Jamestown – The Global Eye

Russia/Ukraine – Declared Russian Troops Pull Out: Did the Kremlin Achieve What It Wanted? (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye

Russia/Ukraine – Unpacking the Russian Troop Buildup along Ukraine’s Border (CSIS) – The Global Eye

Russia/Ukraine/Black Sea – Moscow Pulls Back Land Forces From Ukrainian Border but Not Its Navy in Black Sea (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye

Somalia – Somalia: A tale of two countries (World Bank blogs) – The Global Eye

Sudan – Sudan’s Military Companies Go Civilian: How the Recent  Divestment Agreement Can Succeed (Carnegie Middle East Center) –  The Global Eye

Syria – Lessons Learned from a Decade of Humanitarian Operations in Syria (CSIS) – The Global Eye

Thailand/Myanmar – Thailand’s weak reaction to the Myanmar coup (East Asia Forum) – The Global Eye

Timor Leste – Timor-Leste’s floods and Covid lockdown aggravate political rifts (The Interpreter) – The Global Eye

Turkey – Turkish, not Saudi, Schoolbooks Under Scrutiny (BESA Center) – The Global Eye

UK – Futile hostility: the UK’s migration and asylum approach must change (ODI) – The Global Eye

Ukraine/Russia/USA – Zelenskyy Seeks a Summit With Putin Again (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye

USA – DHS Tries to Root Out ‘Domestic Violent Extremism’ In Its Ranks (Defense One) – The Global Eye

USA – In Philadelphia, efforts to increase educational attainment must consider the racial earnings gap (Brookings) – The Global Eye

USA – Tax reforms to raise revenue efficiently and equitably (Brookings) – The Global Eye

USA – Biden’s first 100 days and the federal judiciary: Prompt action and a Supreme Court controversy (Brookings) – The Global Eye

USA – More than relief: How unemployment insurance can limit community transmission in a pandemic – and what to do next (Brookings) – The Global Eye

USA – Maybe the US corporate tax should be lower, not higher (AEI) – The Global Eye

USA – Small investments for big gains: Transforming wraparound services into an engine of opportunity (Brookings) – The Global Eye

USA – Census 2020: First results show near historically low population growth and a first-ever congressional seat loss for California (Brookings) – The Global Eye

USA – Senator Hawley’s ‘trust-busting’ bill would actually bust consumers and small business (AEI) – The Global Eye

USA – The infodemic: Regulating the new public square (ORF) – The Global Eye

USA – ‘Don’t expect more money’ for additional F-35s in FY22, lawmakers tell an embattled Lockheed (Defense News) – The Global Eye

USA – 3 ways the Biden administration can help families and student loan borrowers affected by the pandemic (Brookings) – The Global Eye

USA – At 100 days, where does President Biden stand with the public? (Brookings) – The Global Eye

USA – The first 100 days: What does President Biden’s approach to the world look like so far? (Brookings) – The Global Eye

USA – Blue cities and red states need to work together to rebuild after COVID-19 (Brookings) – The Global Eye

USA – Biden’s Foreign Policy: New Administration, Old Missteps (BESA Center) – The Global Eye

USA/Afghanistan – Biden Must Protect Women’s Rights After Afghanistan Withdrawal, Say Lawmakers (Defense One) – The Global Eye

USA/Afghanistan – Biden’s Afghan gamble (Brookings) – The Global Eye

USA/Afghanistan – How to Think About Counterinsurgency After Afghanistan (Defense One) – The Global Eye

USA/Africa – Civil society should anchor Biden’s democracy agenda in Africa (Brookings) – The Global Eye

USA/Central America – Providing Humanitarian Assistance to Support the Vice President’s Leadership in Addressing Migration Challenges in Central America (US Department of State) – The Global Eye

USA/Japan – What the Biden–Suga summit means for the region (East Asia Forum) – The Global Eye

USA/Latin America – The Case for a Positive U.S. Agenda with Latin America (CSIS) – The Global Eye

USA/Middle East – The Biden Administration and the Middle East (JIIA) – The Global Eye

USA/Nagorno Karabakh – Biden Must Press Armenia to Hand Over Minefield Maps (Defense One) – The Global Eye

USA/Russia – The first 100 days: Breaking with Trump on Russia (Brookings) – The Global Eye