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Mar 11, 2021

Can green finance compensate for London’s post-Brexit losses?

By Paddy Ryan

Supporters of Brexit suggest that making London a “world leader” in green finance could compensate for the City’s post-Brexit losses. Green financial leadership could boost Britain’s domestic industry and transform its foreign policy. But competitive advantages for its financial sector may not materialize.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 11, 2021

#51: Fund 5G

By: Jonathan Doyle What is the kernel of the issue? The Chinese Government is executing and aggressively funding a series of strategies (such as China 2025) to expand its economic and technological position against the United States. In 5G, just as in AI or infrastructure, China provides easy-to-access financing, diplomatic and R&D support to its […]

Fast Thinking

Mar 10, 2021

FAST THINKING: The geoeconomics of Biden’s stimulus

By Atlantic Council

Congress just passed Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Don’t be fooled by the bill’s name, though; this legislation has huge implications not just for the United States but also for the pandemic-plagued world.

Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy

EnergySource

Mar 10, 2021

The pandemic and electricity transformation in the United States and the European Union: Developments in 2020

By Robert F. Ichord, Jr.

Electricity sector developments in 2020 demonstrated the key role of renewables and nuclear power in achieving President Biden’s goal of realizing “a carbon pollution-free electricity sector by 2035” and the EU’s target of 55 percent emissions reduction by 2030. But it also reinforced the magnitude of the challenge ahead, with fossil fuels still representing 60 percent of the power generation mix in the United States and 37 percent in the European Union, as well as the importance of pursuing an aggressive sustainable recovery plan to avoid a rebound in emissions.

Coronavirus Energy & Environment
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Mar 10, 2021

#AlertaVenezuela: March 10, 2021

By Atlantic Council's DFRLab

Seven videos on a Colombian YouTube channel appeared among the 20 most viewed videos about Venezuela between March 1 and 9, 2021. The videos falsely claimed that Maduro had been captured or that the United States had attacked Venezuela.

Disinformation Venezuela

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 10, 2021

#50: Improve Anti-UAV Capabilities

By: Markus Garlauskas What is the kernel of the issue? North Korea’s growing UAV fleet and longstanding biological and chemical weapons programs don’t get the attention that its nuclear and missile capabilities do, yet they also pose mounting threats the US-ROK alliance must urgently counter. Why is the issue important? Given North Korea’s history of […]

TradeWorld

Mar 9, 2021

Transatlantic trade: Tectonic shifts ahead for 2021

By Barbara C. Matthews

The Biden-Harris administration has signaled an intention to hit the ground running with the March 2 release of the president’s 2021 Trade Policy Agenda alongside the 2020 Annual Report. However, trade tensions loom on the horizon. How can the US and EU work together to address digital and data policy issues and the growing economic influence of China?

Digital Policy European Union

NATO 20/2020

Mar 9, 2021

Set NATO’s sights on the High North: NATO 20/2020 podcast

By James Danoy and Marisol Maddox

Security in the Arctic is waiting on no one. NATO needs a strategy for defense and deterrence in the High North before it is outflanked.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 9, 2021

#49: Leverage the US-ROK Alliance To Help Lead The World on COVID-19

By: Barry Pavel What is the kernel of the issue? Few countries have demonstrated greater effectiveness in managing the coronavirus pandemic than the Republic of Korea. And while the United States did not handle COVID-19 well at all, it is now among the leading nations in production and distribution of the vaccines. These two facts suggest […]

ACFrontPage

Mar 8, 2021

Transcript: Malala Yousafzai on why girls’ education is one of the most sustainable investments

By Atlantic Council

Going beyond a brick-and-mortar approach to expand access to schools for girls, Malala believes in improving the quality of education they're offered. But that quality is facing additional challenges from the pandemic.

Civil Society Education