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A marijuana leaf is displayed at Canna Pi medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle, Washington, November 27, 2012. Washington State's Initiative 502, that was approved by voters in the November 6, 2012 general election, legalizes marijuana in Washington State effective December 6, 2012. Marijuana remains illegal at the Federal level. Picture taken November 27, 2012. REUTERS/Anthony Bolante (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY DRUGS POLITICS HEALTH AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

State cannabis reform is putting social justice front and center

Sabina Morris, John Hudak, and Christine Stenglein · Friday, April 16, 2021

People participate in a protest against Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention, an international accord designed to protect women, in Ankara, Turkey March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 has worsened a shaky rule of law environment

April 15, 2021

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What the U.S. can learn from rental housing markets across the globe

Jenny Schuetz and Sarah Crump

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

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A worker weaves a carpet from the fibre extracted from the sheaths of banana trunks at the TexFad plant in Sonde settlement of Mukono near Kampala, Uganda, April 3, 2021. Picture taken April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

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It’s easy to exaggerate the scope of the jobs problem in Africa. The real story is nuanced.

Monday, April 19, 2021

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Rescue Plan

Health Care Policy

The American Rescue Plan’s Premium Tax Credit Expansion—State policy considerations

Jason Levitis and Daniel Meuse

Monday, April 19, 2021

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Latest Research

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The public sector plays an important role in supporting French renters

Arthur Acolin (Case study: France)

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

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Land scarcity, high construction volume, and distinctive leases characterize Japan’s rental housing markets

Jiro Yoshida (Case Study: Japan)

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

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Spain’s once-substantial rental market is now one of the smallest in Europe

Ghizlen Ouasbaa and Elisabet Viladecans Marsal (Case Study: Spain)

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

coal workers carrying coal on their heads in a hazy coal quarry

Climate Change

US cooperation with India on a just transition away from coal

Joshua W. Busby, Sarang Shidore, Johannes Urpelainen, and Morgan D. Bazilian

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Colombia's FARC lead negotiator Ivan Marquez (L) and Colombia's lead government negotiator Humberto de la Calle (R) shake hands while Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez looks on, after signing a final peace deal in Havana, Cuba, August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Crime & Criminal Justice

Negotiating with violent criminal groups: Lessons and guidelines from global practice

Mark Freeman and Vanda Felbab-Brown

April 2021

Events

Policies to support stable, affordable rental housing: Lessons from around the world

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Policymaking and artificial intelligence: A conversation with John R. Allen and Darrell M. West

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

The path forward for education and climate action

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

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Blog Posts

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens as a jury finds him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 20, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS

How We Rise

Will the Derek Chauvin conviction for murdering George Floyd change policing?

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hold a news conference following their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France April 16, 2021. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/Pool via REUTERS

Order from Chaos

Planning a trip to Paris, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy has much to gain

Monday, April 19, 2021

Order from Chaos

It is now time to focus on multilateral order

Bruce Jones and Susana Malcorra

Monday, April 19, 2021

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Books

Cvr: Turning Point

Turning Point

By Darrell M. West and John R. Allen

2020

Cover: Know Your Price

Know Your Price

By Andre M. Perry

2020

Cvr: The Constitution of Knowledge

Upcoming

The Constitution of Knowledge

By Jonathan Rauch

2021

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - May 4, 2016: Apple store at the Nanjing Road in Shanghai.

The digital revolution is eating its young

Mark Esposito, Landry Signé, and Nicholas Davis

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Globe with buildings on it.

Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century

C. Fritz Foley, James R. Hines, and David Wessel

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

--FILE--A bottle of Fentanyl pharmaceuticals is displayed in Anyang city, central China's Henan province, 12 November 2018.China will add fentanyl-related substances to a supplementary list of controlled narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances with non-medical use since May 1. The decision was announced Monday in a joint statement by the Ministry of Public Security, the National Health Commission and the National Medical Products Administration. Fentanyl and its analogues that were previously included in the list of controlled narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, as well as the related substances in the supplementary list, will remain to be controlled according to relevant regulations, the statement said.No Use China. No Use France.

Biden takes a reformist drug strategy, but the challenge of supply countries remains

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, April 19, 2021

Demonstrators speak with police officers as they gather in front of Kuwait National Assembly building to protest against the nullification of Bader al-Dahoum's membership in the parliament, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

The ‘tribal advantage’ in Kuwaiti politics and the future of the opposition

Courtney Freer and Andrew Leber

Monday, April 19, 2021

Lagos, Nigeria.-In the photos, it shows the streets of Lagos during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. David Nabarro, special adviser to the World Health Organization (WHO) urged governments not to use quarantine as the main strategy to control the spread of COVID-19 and warned of the increase in poverty as a result of the restrictions . "At the World Health Organization we do not advocate quarantines as the main means of controlling this virus," Nabarro said.

Poverty and fragility: Where will the poor live in 2030?

Jasmin Baier, Marina Buch Kristensen, and Søren Davidsen

Monday, April 19, 2021

A relative of one of the missing school girls reacts in Dapchi in the northeastern state of Yobe, after an attack on the village by Boko Haram, Nigeria February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Student kidnappings threaten collapse of Nigerian education system

Adedeji Adeniran and Marco Castradori

Monday, April 19, 2021