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January 13, 2023

Cybersecurity
The U.S. Government Banned TikTok From Federal Devices. What’s Next?

The ban was enacted due to growing national security concerns related to China. Critics say there are more effective ways to protect U.S. data privacy.

A blurry image of TikTok is displayed on an iPhone.
In Brief by Noah Berman

December 15, 2020

United States
The Challenge of Hurricane Response Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

In 2020, U.S. struggles to manage a record-breaking hurricane season were exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis. Intensifying storms reveal faults in infrastructure and disaster response that experts sa…

In Brief by Shivani Persaud

September 14, 2023

Territorial Disputes
Azerbaijan’s Pressure on Nagorno-Karabakh: What to Know

Azerbaijan appears to have eased a blockade that had cut off food and medical supplies to the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, but there are still heightened concerns about conditions fac…

In Brief by Abigail McGowan

April 25, 2023

Cuba
Why the Situation in Cuba Is Deteriorating

Cuba’s authoritarian regime has failed to avert an economic crisis, repair decaying state institutions, and prevent the country’s largest outflow of migrants since the 1960s.

In Brief by Will Freeman Latin America Studies Program

August 24, 2022

Brazil
Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon Has Reached a Record High. What’s Being Done?

Scientists say the rain forest is approaching a critical tipping point at which the damage is irreversible.

In Brief by Diana Roy