New York Times
Fletcher’s Chris Miller explains how chips that end up in Iranian weapons can easily be diverted to the country despite sanctions intended to deprive Iran of weapons components.
New Yorker
Fletcher’s Kelly Sims Gallagher comments on how changes at the World Bank and I.M.F. could help boost investment in the Global South, where money to address the impacts of climate change is needed.
BBC
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal joins this “The Real Story” to discuss issues related to the plan for providing food relief to more than six million civilians in Tigray following a peace deal with Ethiopia, which blockaded the region during two years of civil war.
Washington Post
Dean Rachel Kyte is quoted about this year’s COP, saying, “I can’t think of a COP in recent memory where the gas industry or the fossil fuel industry has been so present.”
Associated Press
Fletcher’s Sung-yoon Lee discusses the likelihood of weapons testing by North Korea during the upcoming G-20 summit, noting that North Korea is “prone to using rhetorical criticism or defensive military drills by its adversaries as a pretext for escalating.”
New York Times
Fletcher’s Kelly Sims Gallagher comments on China and the United States’ recent agreement to restart talks regarding international climate negotiations, noting “Both countries are under pressure at the COP to mobilize more climate finance.”
The Conversation
Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte outlines promising global climate finance-related actions coming out of COP27.
Associated Press
Fletcher’s Chris Miller comments in this article on the Biden administration’s move to block advanced computer chip exports to China, noting that “Western leaders have reconsidered the wisdom of giving adversaries open access to their markets.”
CNN
Fletcher’s Kelly Sims Gallagher comments on the clean-energy race between China and the United States, saying “I believe a healthy competition between the two countries will benefit everyone.”