“There is an imperative but also an opportunity to emerge from this economic shock with a more decent labor market—one that assures living wages, safe work environments, a net that catches all, and a springboard that gets people back on their feet,” write Martina Hund-Mejean and Marcela Escobari.
China’s rapid technological advances are playing a key role in today’s geopolitical competition. In a new installment of the Global China project, Brookings Foreign Policy experts take a dive deep into how Beijing may deploy or exploit technology to meet their ends, and what the United States should do to respond.
Violent extremist and terrorist groups—ranging from Colombian hit squads to ISIS affiliates in sub-Saharan Africa to far-right extremists in the United States—are watching and even acting on the disruption caused by COVID-19. Eric Rosand, Khalid Koser, and Lilla Schumicky-Logan outline six major areas to watch on this threat and recommend solutions.
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