“Politics is not an exact science.” Otto Von Bismarck
By Azra Isakovic
Monday, March 22
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Welcome to Your Monday Briefing
Books
Recension – La blouse ne fait pas le savant, par Sophie Houdart | La Vie des idées
Review – A French History of Transhumanism, by Stanislas Deprez | Books & Ideas
World of Cyberweaponry – Weaponizing the Web, Sue Halpern | The New York Review of Books
Featured
Covid19 – Guerre et Paix, par Giorgio Agamben | Quodlibet edizioni
Must-Reads
Ideas – Biden Chooses Prosperity Over Vengeance, Adam Serwer | The Atlantic
Japan/U.S. – Defense chiefs affirm cooperation over Taiwan emergency | Kyodo News
Big Tech – Democrats plan to bombard Big Tech | Axios
US/Russia – Без эмоций и иллюзий, Dmitri Trenin | Карнеги – Россия
Digital Currencies – Central banks’ uneasy embrace of digital currencies | Peterson Institute
South China Sea dispute – Huge Chinese ‘fishing fleet’ alarms Philippines | BBC News
Turkey – Erdogan reverts to type with bank governor’s sacking, Ayla Jean Yackley | Financial Times
US – Biden’s global, muscular liberalism | The Washington Post
UK – The disruptive rise of English nationalism | The Economist
Research & Analysis
US – U.S. Military Forces in FY 2021 Mark F. Cancian | CSIS
US/China – Trade War Tariffs: An Up-to-Date Chart | Peterson Institute [PDF]
Podcasts
UE – Vers un “protectionnisme vaccinal” ? par Julie Gacon | France Culture
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