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Articles for December 20, 2021 - December 26, 2021
Sunday, 26 December 2021
Top 10 Ukraine articles of 2021
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The crisis of the Turkish lira: Toward economic collapse or a new economic model?
tiny icon of aljazeera  Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
2021 in Review: The Omnibus Has Changed Routes
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Saturday, 25 December 2021
Australia, India and the Indo-Pacific: The need for strategic imagination
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
The 2021 Cyber Year In Review—Christmas Vacation Version
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Where the Iron Curtain Begins
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The US needs a reset with Pakistan
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Friday, 24 December 2021
Antisemitism Is a Growing Problem Among College Diversity Administrators
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
A Conservative’s Christmas Wish List for a Brighter Future
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Collateral Damage: How EU Internal Policies Shape Crises and Conflict Abroad
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
2021 in Review: Always Immoral, Now Illegal: The Nuclear Ban Treaty Becomes Law
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Thursday, 23 December 2021
The Opposite of a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
The geopolitical consequences of the EU's green ambitions
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Vaccine Brings Hope in Relieving the Burden of Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Taiwan Would Be Better Off Alone
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Case studies on achieving impact at scale in the area of early childhood development
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
12 Incidents of Defensive Gun Use Prove Armed Civilians Make Situations Safer
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Ukraine enters holiday season with anti-corruption reforms in danger
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Expanding the ETS to cover the road transport and building sectors would leave many Europeans behind
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Is Ukraine’s reformed military ready to repel a new Russian invasion?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
IP21025 | The Infiltration of Jemaah Islamiyah into Indonesian State and Society
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
A Redline for Iran?
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Various Facets of the ‘Traffic Light Coalition’ in Germany
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
The OSCE and Effective Multilateralism in the Mediterranean: A Comparative Analysis
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
Qualitative study of drivers and trajectories of mixed migration towards the EU
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
Digital cash transfer infrastructure
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Hutchins Center’s Fiscal Impact Measure: Methodology
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Getting both costs and effectiveness right to improve decisionmaking in education
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
U.S. population growth has nearly flatlined, new census data shows
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Hutchins Roundup: Pandemic unemployment benefits, corporate tax cuts, and more 
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
12 Days of Brookings
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
U.S.-China technology competition
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Behind Biden administration's relentless attacks on China over human rights
tiny icon of ciis  CIIS (China Institute of International Studies)
The Atlantic Council’s 21 greatest hits of 2021
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
A multipolar world requires more adaptive US security thinking
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
2021 in Review: Saudi Women Have More Rights, This Time to Join the Army
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
2021 in Review: Fractures from Within: Where to Now for the Pacific Islands Forum and Regionalism?
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
2021 in Review: Abe’s Lasting Strategic Legacy in the Indo-Pacific
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Proactively countering North Korea’s advancing nuclear threat
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Timely measurement of real effective exchange rates
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
What will be the impact of Europe’s next round of COVID-19 restrictions?
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Wednesday, 22 December 2021
Is Mohammed bin Salman the Icarus of Saudi Arabia?
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Women and Social Media: Key Drivers of Protest in Iraq
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Old Loyalties, New Opportunities: The Battle for Identity among the Golani Druze
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Wilson Smart Take: Taiwan voters say yes to U.S. pork
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Caring for Those Who Give Care: How COVID-19 Created a Crisis for Caregivers
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Helping People Affected by Conflict: Q&A with Jacqueline Burns
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Five Foreign Policy Stories to Watch in 2022
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) for American Indian Youth
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Conspiracy Theories Have Much in Common. Their Differences May Hold the Key to Identifying When They Turn Violent.
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Most Popular RAND Research of 2021
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Libya’s long road to elections: ‘Unity cannot be a byproduct of a broken system’
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
How DNA-reading technologies promise to boost social and economic trust
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Putin’s nuclear blackmail in Belarus
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Hong Kong’s “Patriots Only’”Election Will Further Erode Political and Civil L...
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
U.S. Must Prod China for More Freedom for Foreign Journalists
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Two Things the 2022 NDAA Got Wrong
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Beyond the peninsula: US-ROK cooperation on digital connectivity in the Indo-Pacific
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The Intergenerational Gap on Challenges for the Century
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Watching China in Europe with EU Director-General for Trade Sabine Weyand
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Global Economics Monthly, December 2021
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CO21182 | Intellectual Property: Shift in Global IP Power?
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Four Scenarios for the Iran
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
The Italy–France Treaty
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
South Korea and France’s Indo-Pacific Strategies: Potential Partnership and Challenges
tiny icon of ifri  Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)
European strategic autonomy as seen from Denmark
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
How Argentina Pushed Chinese Investors to Help Revitalize Its Energy Grid
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The kids are not all right: The urgent need to expand effective behavioral health services for children and youth
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The numbers for drug reform in Congress don’t add up
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The external wealth of nations 1970-2020: December 2021 update
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How have impact bond-funded projects in low- and middle-income countries fared in COVID-19?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Build brains better: A proposal for a White House Brain Capital Council to accelerate post-COVID recovery and resilience
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Figure of the week: The African Continental Free Trade Area’s impact on income and wages
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Modernizing federal investments for rural prosperity
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Vaccination in nursing homes not all about politics: An update
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Wider den autoritären Zeitgeist 3 3
tiny icon of oiip  OIIP (Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
Changing Alliance Structures
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
The Italy–France Treaty is an Example of Wise Diplomacy
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Putin’s ‘red line’ over Ukraine: a new test of European and transatlantic resolve
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Migration and Development of Displaced Syrians in Lebanon
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Four Scenarios for the Iran Nuclear Deal
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Asylum in lockdown: Access to international protection and reception in times of COVID-19
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
A New Year’s Resolution on Democracy Promotion
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
2021 in Review: Raúl Castro Steps Down From Cuba’s Communist Party
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
2021 in Review: Cyclone Seroja in Timor-Leste: A Complex Crisis
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
2021 in Review: The Rise and Rise of King Rama X
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Tuesday, 21 December 2021
The History and Power of DC Theatre: "Proclaiming Presence"
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Potential Unleashed: Entrepreneurship in MENA
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
FRONTEX and Migrant Smuggling
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Rule of Law Rules
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Keeping the Defense Industrial Base Afloat During COVID-19: A Review of Department of Defense and Federal Government Policies and Investments in the Defense Industrial Base
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
A Dynamic Behavioral Model of Korean Saving, Work, and Benefit Claiming Decisions
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
CPS Nonresponse During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Explanations, Extent, and Effects
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The State of Affairs Across the Middle East, With Steven A. Cook
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Why One Man Can Ruin Turkey’s Economy
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Mid-Atlantic Regional Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Fall 2021
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Adaptive Water Management in the Face of Uncertainty: Integrating Machine Learning, Groundwater Modeling and Robust Decision Making
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
RAND Commentary Highlights of 2021
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
It’s Time to Stop Denying Reality About Transgender Athletes
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
At least three of Libya’s presidential candidates may not be fit for the role. Here’s who they are.
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Documentary captures dramatic fight for democracy in Belarus
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
As extreme weather events devastate the central US, the time to prioritize climate resilience is now
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
A Russian invasion of Ukraine could be Vladimir Putin’s downfall
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Seven Actions Russia Must Take Before Receiving Another Meeting with NATO
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Iran Looks East: Building Ties with China
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Great Power Competition Is Putting Planet Earth at Risk
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The United States Can’t Afford Another Vague National Security Strategy
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
First Steps and First Cracks in the “Traffic Light” Government’s Foreign Policy
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Poll Shows Americans Don’t Believe in “American Democracy”
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
The 2022 Winter Olympics, Calls for Boycotts, and the Role of Sports in China
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Populism Has Peaked
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
ISP Brief December 2021
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Iranian and Houthi War against Saudi Arabia
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Kremlin Playbook 3
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Bad Idea: Expecting Olympic Boycotts to be a Useful Diplomatic Tool
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Bad Idea: Relying on Government Software
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Bad Idea: Conflating Chinese Military Modernization Goals with a Timeline for Compelling Taiwan
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Bad Idea: Turning A2/AD against China with “Archipelagic Defense”
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Naval Engagements Will Brace the United Kingdom’s Indo-Pacific Tilt
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Italy–France Treaty is an Example of Wise Diplomacy
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
New African Union Commission (2021-2025). Challenges and Issues After the Reform Initiated by Paul Kagamé
tiny icon of ifri  Ifri (Institut français des relations internationales)
European defence beyond institutional boundaries: Improved European defence through flexibility, differentiation and coordination
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
The Evolution and Future of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A “breakthrough” agenda on climate finance
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Biden Democracy Summit: Will it actually work?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The rising power’s audiences and cost trade-offs: Explaining China’s escalation and deescalation in maritime disputes
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
50 Global Hubs for Top AI Talent
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Around the halls: Built environment issues that could define 2022
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Does the Kremlin understand Ukraine? Apparently not
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Estimating income tax liabilities with data from the Survey of Consumer Finances
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
How much economic income shows up on tax forms?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Revenue and distributional effects of untaxed business income
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Biden can still salvage his Build Back Better bill if he settles for a piece by piece strategy
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Russia’s draft agreements with NATO and the United States: Intended for rejection?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Germany holds the key to deterring Russian moves against Ukraine
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Armed uninhabited aerial vehicles and the challenges of autonomy
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Zemmour symbolises rise of extreme right-wing media
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Policy Recommendations for a Differentiated Union: Ensuring Effectiveness, Sustainability and Democracy
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Multipolarity and EU Foreign and Security Policy: Divergent Approaches to Conflict and Crisis Response
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Draft list of indicators and guidance notes
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
After the protests and the pandemic: reassessing the international profile of Post-Castro Cuba
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
The Daunting Obstacles to Peace in Ethiopia
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Can China’s Communist Party defuse its demographic time bomb?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
By the numbers: The global economy in 2021
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The US can lead the way to ending China’s modern slavery. My brother is counting on it.
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The NATO-Russia standoff could redefine the transatlantic relationship
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
2021 in Review: The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
2021 in Review: The First 100 Days: Biden Means Business in the Indo-Pacific
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
Axis of collusion: The fragile Putin-Xi partnership
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
How serious is Europe’s natural gas storage shortfall?
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
12 Charts for 21
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Monday, 20 December 2021
Venezuelan Opposition, ISIS in Afghanistan, and the Price of a Happy Holiday
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Saddam's Mukhabarat in West Germany: Monitoring and Silencing the Iraqi Opposition
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Transatlantic Blue Economy Initiative - Policy Recommendations
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Putin’s Red Lines on Ukraine
tiny icon of wilson  Wilson Center
Complex Calculations Shape Pakistan-TTP Negotiations
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Early Insights from the Equity-First Vaccination Initiative
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: December 11–17
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Happy 2nd Birthday to the U.S. Space Force!
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Goal-Setting to Support Cadet Success: Insights and Recommendations for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
RAND Video Highlights of 2021
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology With Henry Kissinger and Eric Schmidt
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Biden Administration Sanctions Mail-Order Abortion
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
A New Way To Protect the Integrity of Our Elections
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Using Public Nuisance Law to “Solve” Opioid Crisis Sets Dangerous Precedent
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
I once headed the Iran branch of Israel’s military intelligence research. Here’s why Israel can’t take out Iran’s nuclear program.
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Fintech innovation is critical for business and women in MENA
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Interpol’s New Leadership Demonstrates Lack of Will for Reform
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
A Strong U.S. Military: The 1 Thing Democrats and Republicans Agree On
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
How to Change the World: A New Business Canvas for Purpose Driven Companies
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Gulf Youth and the Urge for Change
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
That Was the Year That Was
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
A Closer Look at Colombia’s Illegal, Artisanal, and Small-Scale Mining
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
U.S. Military Forces in FY 2022: Space, SOF, Civilians, and Contractors
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Is China Building a New String of Pearls in the Atlantic Ocean?
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Ships Don’t Lie: Blockchain and a Secure Future for Global Shipping
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
U.S. Military Forces in FY 2022: Space, SOF, Civilians, and Contractors
tiny icon of csis  CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CO21181 | India’s Quest for Multipolarity
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Mediterranean Equilibria: Italian-Turkish Balancing and Competition over Libya
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
Arms, Human Rights and Geopolitical Interest: Reflections on Italian Defence Exports
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
Broadening the Frame: Italian Tokenism on Israel/Palestine
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
Re-Discovering Italy's Mediterranean Vocation
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
Italy Changes Track: From the Belt and Road to (Re)Alignment with Washington
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
China in Italy: Risk Assessment and Preventive Solutions
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
AUKUS and its implications for Asia, US-European relations and non-proliferation
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
Nordic Airpower Cooperation and Finland’s F-35 decision: Towards a New Era?
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
The Role of National Parliaments in EU Defense
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The United States’ unusual recovery from pandemic recession
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Why is life expectancy so low in Black neighborhoods?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Latin America: The Post-Pandemic Decade. Conversations with 16 Latin American Economists
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Latin American pandemic
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Can COVID-19’s supply chain disruptions help Western Balkan competitiveness?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Why New York City is cracking down on AI in hiring
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Ad-Hoc European Military Cooperation Outside Europe
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
2021 in Review: Women’s Leadership, Gender Quotas, and the Constitutional Crisis in Samoa
tiny icon of aiia  AIIA (Australian Institute of International Affairs)
The domestic challenges that threaten China’s superpower future
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Policy coordination failures in the euro area: not just an outcome, but by design
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
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2 tiny icon of csis CSIS
103.1
3 tiny icon of cfr CFR
96.0
4 tiny icon of atlanticcouncil Atlantic Council
89.5
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81.4
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