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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...
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