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Recession Remedies podcast

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How did economic policy affect children’s well-being during COVID-19?

Anna Aizer, Claudia Persico, and David Wessel

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) leader and Member of Parliament Marine Le Pen is escorted by France's President Emmanuel Macron after talks at the presidential Elysee Palace, France, June 21, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

Podcast Episode

After France’s parliamentary elections, can Macron govern at home and lead abroad?

Célia Belin and David Dollar

Monday, June 27, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Direction signs are seen in the border railway station in Kybartai, Lithuania June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

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Why is Kaliningrad at the center of a new Russia-NATO faceoff?

Daniel S. Hamilton and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, June 23, 2022

A newly commissioned Nigerian railway is seen Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station in Ebutemeta, Lagos, Nigeria, on June 10, 2021. President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday visited Lagos for the inauguration of the 157-kilometer Lagos-Ibadan standard rail project at the Mobolaji Johnson railway station in Ebutte Metta. The Construction which started in March 2017, and test-running commenced in December 2020. The Ebute Metta Station, known as the Mobolaji Johnson Station, is the largest railway station in West Africa with a holding capacity of 6000 passengers A statement from the precedential aide ''''Femi Adesina''. ''President Buhari is committed to developing a modern national railway network that will connect every part of Nigeria, and promote trade, travel, tourism, commerce and national integration.'' (Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

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Re-approaching Africa’s economic integration agenda

Aloysius Uche Ordu and Julius Kiiza

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

File photo - French President Emmanuel Macron (up) flies over Gao inside a military helicopter during a visit to France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region, northern Mali, 19 May 2017. French President's visit in Mali is his first trip outside Europe since his inauguration on 14 May 2017. - The French army announced the "neutralization" in Mali, by the Barkhane force of Bah ag Moussa, military leader of the Rally for the Victory of Islam and Muslims (RVIM), a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda, and the one of the historical cadres of the jihadist movement in the Sahel. Photo by Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Terrorism & Extremism

Debating al-Qaida

Daniel L. Byman, Asfandyar Mir, and Benjamin Wittes

The Lawfare Podcast

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Recession Remedies podcast

Podcast Episode

What was unexpected about the state and local sector during COVID-19?

Louise Sheiner and David Wessel

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Recession Remedies podcast - housing

Podcast Episode

What economic policies prevented dire housing outcomes during COVID-19?

Laurie Goodman, Paul Willen, and David Wessel

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

More than 1,000 South Korea-made Daewoo cars are unloaded at the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Varna on March 31. The cars will be disassembled and shipped in containers to neighbouring countries.BULGARIA DAEWOO

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A short history of trade liberalization in developing countries

Douglas A. Irwin and David Dollar

Monday, June 13, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Chairperson U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS) speaks as members of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol listen before a vote to approve a report recommending the U.S. House of Representatives cite Jeffrey Clark for criminal contempt of Congress during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

Podcast Episode

What can we expect from the January 6 committee hearings?

Norman Eisen and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, June 9, 2022

**VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**At the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Philadelphia on 25 May, British technology firm Dyson gave a glimpse of its top secret plans for household robots.During the event, Dyson outlined their ambitions in advanced robotics, and offered a sneak peak at its development of an autonomous device capable of household chores and other tasks. A film, which has also been released on social media, showcases the latest developments of Dyson-designed robotic hands grasping objects, indicating that the tech company is moving beyond robotic floor-based vacuums. The secret R&D work at Hullavington Airfield in Wiltshire is being led by Dyson’s Chief Engineer Jake Dyson. Jake said: “Dyson employed its first roboticist 20 years ago and this year alone we are seeking 250 more experts for our team. This is a ‘big bet’ on future robotic technology that will drive research across the whole of Dyson, in areas including mechanical engineering, vision systems, machine learning and energy storage. We need the very best people in the world to come and join us now.” Dyson is half-way through the largest engineering recruitment drive in its history, as 2,000 people have joined the tech company this year, of which 50% are engineers, scientists, and coders. The company is supercharging its robotics ambitions, recruiting 250 robotics engineers across disciplines including computer vision, machine learning, sensors and mechatronics, and expects to hire 700 more in the robotics field over the next five years. Their master plan: to create the UK's largest, most advanced, robotics centre at Hullavington Airfield and to bring the technology into our homes by the end of the decade.New recruits will be based at Hullavington Airfield in Wiltshire, a new London laboratory close to the Dyson Robotics Lab at Imperial College, and Singapore at Dyson’s global headquarters. Over the past six months, Dyson h

Podcast Episode

How to safeguard America’s national competitive edge in STEM talent

Steven Chu, Jude Blanchette, and Ryan Hass

Thursday, June 9, 2022

'Fridays for Future' coordinator Hilda Flavia Nakabuye holds a sign during the global 'School Strike for Climate' in Kampala, Uganda on May 24, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Alice McCool.

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Young Ugandan climate activists on their work and vision

Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Morris Nyombi, and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

recession remedies podcast business

Podcast Episode

How effective was aid to business during COVID-19?

Gabriel Chodorow-Reich, Ben Iverson, and David Wessel

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Recession Remedies podcast chapt 3

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How did COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments affect households and the economy?

Michael Gelman, Melvin Stephens Jr., and David Wessel

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden poses with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as he announced the countries that are joining the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework on Monday (May 23) during his visit to Tokyo. Biden launched his plan for U.S. economic engagement in Asia on Monday by initiating the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework with 13 founding countries. Speaking at the launch event in Tokyo, Biden said that the future of the 21st Century economy will be written in the Indo-Pacific. The 13 initial members of the group, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), are the U.S., Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, New Zealand and Brunei, the Biden administration said Monday. The members accounting for about 40% of the world's gross domestic product.

Podcast Episode

US economic diplomacy in Asia

Susan A. Thornton and David Dollar

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

United States Vice President Kamala Harris talks to the media next to President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana before their meeting in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.Featuring: Vice President Kamala Harris, President Nana Akufo-AddoWhere: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 23 Sep 2021Credit: Yuri Gripas/POOL via CNP/INSTARimages/Cover Images

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What’s next for U.S.-Africa relations under the Biden administration?

Witney Schneidman and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Wednesday, May 25, 2022