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The World Needs to Get Better at Assessing Natural Disaster Risk—Fast

Stewart M. Patrick Monday, May 23, 2022

The frequency of disasters like flooding, wildfires and pandemics has quadrupled since 1990, placing millions at risk. To address this threat, states will need to develop more sophisticated understandings of disaster risk, account for cognitive biases and develop harness big data to manage systemic risk.

Weekly Wrap-Up

Biden’s Asia Trip, Greece’s War on the Press and More

Judah Grunstein Saturday, May 21, 2022

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Ukrainian POWs Could Face Real Legal Jeopardy in Russia

Charli Carpenter Friday, May 20, 2022

Greece’s Press Is the Latest Casualty of Mitsotakis’ War on Migrants

Yiannis Baboulias Friday, May 20, 2022

Europe Decoder

European Strategic Autonomy and NATO Both Just Got a Boost

Dave Keating Thursday, May 19, 2022

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Gamble Just Went Bust

Frida Ghitis Thursday, May 19, 2022

In Depth

The U.S. Can’t Win the Battle Over Semiconductors Alone

Liam Gibson Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Semiconductor chips are becoming a core technological weapon in the economic battle between the U.S.-led liberal order and the “arc of autocracy” led by Russia and China. But transforming the chip market into a techno-battlespace will have enormous consequences private firms, consumers and states alike.

In Afghanistan, Landmines Are Making Peace Deadly

Kanika Gupta Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Slowly but Surely, Africa’s Plundered Artifacts Are Coming Home

Ayodeji Rotinwa Tuesday, May 3, 2022

A New Iron Curtain Splits Russia From the West

Carla Norrlöf Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Repression in Museveni’s Uganda Has Entered a Deadly New Phase

Sophie Neiman Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Great Power Competition Is Coming for the Arctic. NATO Should Prepare

Nima Khorrami, Andreas Raspotnik Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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The U.S. Can’t Win the Battle Over Semiconductors Alone

Liam Gibson Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Semiconductor chips are becoming a core technological weapon in the economic battle between the U.S.-led liberal order and the “arc of autocracy” led by Russia and China. But transforming the chip market into a techno-battlespace will have enormous consequences private firms, consumers and states alike.

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Young People Need Action on Inclusivity, Not U.N. Buzzwords

Aishwarya Machani Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Europe

Sweden and Finland’s NATO Bids Hit a Roadblock Named Erdogan

Paul Poast Monday, May 23, 2022

Middle East & North Africa

Lebanon’s Elections Are a Pyrrhic Victory for the Corrupt Status Quo

Thanassis Cambanis Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Asia-Pacific

Reliable COVID Data Is Still in Short Supply

Jeremy Youde Tuesday, May 24, 2022

The Americas

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Gamble Just Went Bust

Frida Ghitis Thursday, May 19, 2022

Africa

Guinea-Bissau’s Political Crisis Takes a Turn for the Worse

Chris Olaoluwa Ogunmodede Friday, May 20, 2022

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