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Six humanitarian lessons from the COVID-19 crisis

United Nations / OCHA 2020 showed us the consequences of not cooperating, said participants of the UN humanitarian agency OCHA’s annual...

A Cure for the Brexit Trade Blues

Ibrahim Khan, Foreign Policy | The United Kingdom will need new alliances beyond its current relationships, the Commonwealth as an entity...

These are the countries where AI is aiding productivity the most

Katharina Buchholz - World Economic Forum | The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is already a reality in many industries, but the...

China's rise as a global security actor: implications for NATO

Meia Nouwens & Helena Legarda /International Institute for Strategic Studies In December 2019, for the first time, NATO leaders...

Diplomatic Technology Summit Highlights Israeli Innovation in Post-COVID World

Eliana Rudee, The Algeimeiner | The global DiploTech summit brought together ambassadors and technology leaders to explore Israel’s...

A moment of reckoning: the need for a strong and global cybersecurity response

Brad Smith - Microsoft| The final weeks of a challenging year have proven even more difficult with the recent exposure of the world’s...

Geneva Science and Diplomacy start-up marks new stage

Julia Crawford, SwissInfo | After much expectation, a Swiss government-sponsored foundation that aims to bring the worlds of science and...

Twitter To Remove Tweets Containing Vaccine Misinformation

Jack Brewster, Forbes| Twitter announced Wednesday that beginning in 2021, it will remove tweets containing misinformation about Covid-19...

China, Japan, and Korea: “Cleaner” Than the Worst Coal Plants, but Nowhere Near “Clean” Energy

Cecilia Han Springer & Dinah Shi - Wilson Center The convergence of environmental pressures and economic recession due to the COVID-19...

Three geopolitical lessons of 2020

Nigel Gould-Davies /International Institute for Strategic Studies COVID-19 is the story of 2020. It has tested national capacities,...

UK Government to set new regulations for social media companies

ANI, The economic Times | Under the new Online Safety Bill, social media sites, websites, apps and other services which host...

UN secretary general urges all countries to declare climate emergencies

Fiona Harvey /The Guardian Governments around the world should all declare a state of climate emergency until the world has reached net...

Agrifood Brief, Special Edition: A closer look at EU agrifood trade

Gerardo Fortuna and Natasha Foote, EURACTIV | In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the importance of creating resilient food systems...

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Contribution to World’s Stability and Security

Lila Roldán Vázquez, Valdai | Latin America and the Caribbean can and should participate in the design of a new era in international...

Nations Sign First Agreement to Unlock Potential of Emerging Tech

Modern Diplomacy, Newsroom | As people and businesses focus on recovery, governments must ensure that innovation which will power...

What the People Want Is Climate Leadership

Ambroise Fayolle, Project Syndicate| Now that the world's leading greenhouse-gas emitters are committed to achieving carbon-neutrality by...

Microsoft and 12 others join Amazon's climate change initiative

Kris Holt, Engadget | Microsoft and 12 other companies have joined Amazon's Climate Pledge, which is a commitment to hit net zero carbon...

Tech Giants and Social Media Need Smart Regulation

Jason Furman, The Wall Street Journal | The antitrust cases against Google and now Facebook are a welcome reinvigoration of the...

Morocco, EU to promote their cooperation in marine research

The North Africa Post | Morocco and the European Union (EU) signed an administrative arrangement on cooperation in marine research and...

The Paris agreement five years on: is it strong enough to avert climate catastrophe?

Fiona Harvey, The Guardian | The Paris Climate agreement has proved remarkably resilient. Bringing together 196 nations in 2015 was not...