If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime. Jack Kerouac

By Azra Isakovic

Tuesday, March 16

Good morning

Welcome to Your Tuesday Briefing

Books

Seshat Histories – History of the Axial Age by Daniel Hoyer, Jenny Reddish | Seshat
John le Carré – My father was famous as John le Carré, Nick Cornwell  | The Guardian
Reading – Reading in a complex media-driven world | Tressie McMillan Cottom

Excellent from @tressiemcphd on the process of writing, researching, and ideas: “When I cannot write, I take that to mean that I do not yet have anything to, well, say. It is a novel concept, but I do not write until I have a point of view or an argument.” https://t.co/ox4pitdAnb

— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) March 14, 2021

Must-Reads

History Databank – Cleaning History Data: The Conflict Catalogue, by Jill Levine | Seshat
US/Digital – Why America Needs a Tech New Deal, by Nicol Turner Lee | Democracy Journal
Covid-19 – Capitalising on a crisis? by Brett Meyer | LSE EUROPP blog
NATO/China🇨🇳 – China’s rise is exactly the kind of threat NATO exists to stop, by Sara Bjerg Moller | Washington Post Opinions
US – How the 2020 census may help Republicans regain power in Washington | The Economist
Privacy – The UK is secretly testing a controversial web snooping tool, by Matt Burgess | WIRED UK
Brief – Russia’s Foreign Minister Visits Gulf States | Geopolitical Futures
Vaccination – I’ll take the « hippie dippy wishful thinking » case for vaccinating the worl | Zeynep Tufekci

#Vaccination/ Ils pensent que le message selon lequel être «égoïste et pratique pour vous et votre famille» conduira à une vaccination mondiale plus répandue là-bas que si nous défendions le vaccin comme un droit humain fondamental, par @zeynep https://t.co/Sb7sSdIenE

— Azra Isakovic (@azraisakovic) March 16, 2021

Research & Analysis

US/Health/Economy/Defense – COVID-19 Impacts on Defense Supply Chains and the Defense Industrial Base, Bill Edgar | National Institute for Public Policy
Australia/Tech/Quad – Networked: Techno-Democratic Statecraft for Australia and the Quad, by Martijn Rasser | CNAS
US – The Department of Homeland Security: Priorities for Reform | CNAS
Defence – Sweden’s security -The long way towards total defence, by Justyna Gotkowska | OSW [PDF]

Finally, here comes the English version of my recent report about Swedish security & defence policy 👇👇👇https://t.co/T9JSDV6Upb pic.twitter.com/br9cQ8lOee

— Justyna Gotkowska (@jgotkowska) March 16, 2021

Podcasts

Au Quad! – Les origines de «l’Indo-Pacifique» | ChinaTalk

To The Quad! The Origins of "Indo-Pacific"

Fantastic episode of ChinaTalk podcast featuring @Rory_Medcalf, @megan_lamberth, and @jordanschnyc. #Quad

The first of a series of ChinaTalk podcasts sponsored by @CNASdc https://t.co/7t5QkVoPrW pic.twitter.com/6WFdhhmPUM

— Martijn Rasser (@MartijnRasser) March 14, 2021