By Cinzia Alcidi and Francesco Corti, courtesy of CEPS Since the first cases of COVID-19 contagion, the European Commission has undertaken several initiatives to offer member states financial support to face the crisis. The last intervention came on April 1st, when Commission President von der Leyen proposed the creation of a temporary […]
By Sandra Wirtz, American Resources Policy Network “Everything is different.” It’s the constant refrain in these COVID times. But the comment cuts both ways — not just how we cope with differences imposed on us, but differences we embrace, to make ourselves and our society more resilient in the face of sudden shocks, or […]
By Robert Kuykendall With America’s longest war apparently – and finally – coming to an end, the Biden administrations faces critical decisions when it comes to the transition out of Afghanistan. Of particular importance, the lives and welfare of thousands of Afghan translators and their families depend on being granted safe passage to […]