Kim Jong Un’s Nuclear Gambit, Problems with Federal Disaster Policies, and More

March 29, 2021

“Failure to get more resilient and to keep disaster spending in check could have catastrophic implications for communities and for the federal budget.” Sadie Frank, Eric Gesick, and David Victor take a look at how the U.S. federal government may be inadvertently contributing to the economic devastation caused by climate change.

While the Biden administration conducts its review of America’s North Korea policy, Kim Jong Un has decided to pre-empt its outcome by ending prospects of denuclearization and expanding his nuclear and missile capabilities. Evans J.R. Revere writes about Kim’s approach and what it may mean for a new U.S. administration still finding its footing.

E-commerce giants such as Amazon dominate the headlines, but in much of the world, these big corporations have only a limited impact on daily life. Christoph Ungerer argues that under the right conditions, e-commerce may be just what is needed to unlock the emerging world’s next growth phase.

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