Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
Herodotus
By Azra Isakovic
Monday, April 19, 2021
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Welcome to Your Monday Briefing
Featured
France/Sahel – Philanthropic Imperialism, Stephen W. Smith | London Review of Books
Books
Books interview –Laurent Binet: ‘In France, I just feel like we are lost in space’, Alex Preston | Guardian Books
About – Louis Menand : “The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War,” by Marc Tracy | The New York
Must-Reads
Guaranteed Work –Does it make sense to question the morality of capitalism? Laura Pennacchi | Social Europe
Financial News – China Officially Backs A Crypto Currency And Establishes It As Their Official Coin, Shen Haixiong | Forbes
UK –Understanding Britain’s New Strategic Outlook Ryan Evans | War on the Rocks
Ukraine/Russia – Why All-Out Ukraine-Russia War Is Unlikely Liana Semchuk | The Conversation
US/China – Did China Simulate Attack on U.S. Carrier? Stephen Silver | 1945
US – America’s Come-From-Behind Pandemic Victory Hal Brands | Foreign Policy
China – Can China’s New Trade Strategy Hit the Right Buttons? Wang Yong | EA Forum
Jordan –Inside Jordan’s royal crisis: why the prince turned to tribal leaders for support, Mehul Srivastava and Andrew England | FT
Economy – Forget identity politics: economics is what matters now, Simon Kuper | FT Weekend Magazine
Research & Analysis
China/Foreign Policy – What Do Overseas Visits Reveal about China’s Foreign Policy Priorities? | CSIS
US/EU/Economy – The US proposals on digital services taxes and minimum tax rates: How the EU should respond, Zach Meyers | Centre for European Reform
COVID-19/Recover – To recover from COVID-19, downtowns must adapt, Tracy Hadden Loh Joanne Kim | Brookings
Podcasts
How did the Iraq catastrophe happen?
Hosted by award-winning reporter Noreen Malone, the fifth season of Slow Burn explores the people and ideas that propelled the country into the Iraq war, and the institutions that failed to stop it.
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