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What to Watch to Understand the Sino-Iranian Relationship
Beijing and Tehran are in the process of finalizing an ambitious partnership covering a range of security and economic issues. The United States should not overreact to shifting geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East, and should instead keep an eye out to assess the evolution of the relationship and take stock of what is delivered instead of what is merely promised.
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Aug 13, 2020
Lawfare
Colin P. Clarke, Mollie Saltskog

European Union

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The European Commission Is Struggling to Demonstrate 'Value for Money'
Great work is happening as a result of EU spending and programmes, particularly around democracy, rule of law and human rights. To make sure the trend continues, it is important for the populace to understand the value for money of this work.
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Jun 26, 2017
New Europe
Ben Baruch @Ben_Baruch_, Tom Ling
International Economic Relations

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The Strategy Behind China's Aid Expansion
Between 2001 and 2011, China's pledged foreign aid was $671 billion. In all regions and countries, China's assistance focuses on the development of natural resources, principally energy-related (coal, oil, and gas). Both parties presumably benefit from China's aid but both are also exposed to added risks and hidden costs.
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Oct 9, 2013
The Wall Street Journal
Charles Wolf, Jr.
International Economic Relations

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New RAND Study Examines Chinese Economic Assistance to Other Countries
With the world's second largest economy, China has the capacity to engage in substantial programs of economic assistance and government-sponsored investments in 93 emerging-market countries.
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Sep 19, 2013
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Want to Help Africa? Stop Farm Subsidies
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Jun 18, 2002
Wall Street Journal
Carl Bildt

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The Biden administration's lack of a competitive economic strategy, not just in Oceania but throughout the Indo-Pacific, is providing China with unique opportunities to leverage its Belt and Road Initiative to deepen trade, investment, and infrastructure development. Chinese economic overtures tend to be successful, given that Pacific Island countries are overwhelmingly small and impoverished.

Derek Grossman

Senior Defense Analyst

Source: Foreign Policy

While neurodivergent diagnoses are not automatically disqualifying from Army service, any new recruit who reveals a diagnosis jumps through hoops to serve. Some described having to prove that their diagnoses do not impede their ability to serve, which puts the burden on an eighteen-year-old to prove a negative for which the Army has no assessment criteria.

Cortney Weinbaum

Senior Management Scientist

Source: Modern War Institute (West Point)

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What to Watch to Understand the Sino-Iranian Relationship

The European Commission Is Struggling to Demonstrate 'Value for Money'

The Strategy Behind China's Aid Expansion

New RAND Study Examines Chinese Economic Assistance to Other Countries

Want to Help Africa? Stop Farm Subsidies

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