Must-Reads
Global/Economy - World Economic Outlook Update: Tentative Stabilization, Sluggish Recovery? IMF
Germany - Why Berlin needs a positive narrative for Germany’s role in the world, Joseph Verbovszky, PeaceLab
US - The Imperial Presidency Is Alive and Well, Sarah Binder, James Goldgeier, and Elizabeth N. Saunders, Foreign Affairs
US - Here are the five Senate factions that will decide Trump’s fate, John Bresnahan and Burgess Meredith, Politico
US/Europe/Defense - A minefield of opportunity: Transatlantic defence cooperation in the Trump era, Paul Taylor, Friends of Europe
US/China - Bipolarity is Back, Andrew A. Michta, American Interest
UK - Britain voted for independence, but it has achieved isolation, Jeremy Shapiro, European Council on Foreign Relations
Economy/Digital - How Should We Measure the Digital Economy? Erik Brynjolfsson and Avinash Collis, Brookings Institution
Digital - France’s Macron Pauses Tech Tax After U.S. Pressure, Bojan Pancevski and Sam Schechner, Wall Street Journal
Digital - Dispute Resolution and Content Moderation: Fair, Accountable, Independent, Transparent, and Effective, Transatlantic High Level Working Group on Content Moderation Online and Freedom of Expression
Ukraine/Economy - The Ukrainian Economy in 2020: A Difficult Road Ahead, Vladislav Inozemtsev, The Jamestown Foundation
Russia - Putin Is Planning a Partial Retirement, Alexander Baunov, Foreign Policy
Libya/Italy - How Italy was marginalised in Libya, Mattia Giampaolo, European Council on Foreign Relations
Western Balkans - A New Anglo-American Partnership for the Western Balkans, Richard Kraemer and Reuf Bajrovic, US Europe Alliance