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The need for civic education in 21st-century schools

Author: Rebecca Winthrop Affiliation: Co-director – Center for Universal Education , Senior Fellow – Global Economy and Development Organization/Publisher: Brookings Date/Place: June 4, 2020/USA Type of Literature: Article Word Count:  2745 Link: Keywords: USA, civic desert, civic life, civic education, 21st-century-skills Brief:…

The United States Needs a New Foreign Policy

Author: William J. Burns Affiliation: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Organization/Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Date/Place: July 14, 2020/ Washington DC, USA Type of Literature: Analysis Word Count: 2842  Link: Keywords: The United States of America, Foreign Policy, Retrenchment,…

Antidemocratic populism in power: comparing Erdoğan’s Turkey with Modi’s India and Netanyahu’s Israel

Authors: Julius Maximilian Rogenhofer and Ayala Panievsky Affiliation: University of Cambridge, UK Organization/Publisher:Democratization, Routledge Date/Place: July 16, 2020/ UK Type of Literature: Journal Article Number of Pages: 20 Link: Keywords: Populism, Democratic Decay, Neoliberalism, Religious Sectarianism, Fourth Estate, Turkey,…

Beirut explosion: Five conspiracy theories explained

Author: Rayhan Uddin  Affiliation: Freelance journalist  Organization/Publisher: Middle East Eye  Date/Place: August 5, 2020/UK Type of Literature: Article  Word Count: 1200  Link:https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/beirut-explosion-conspiracy-theories-explained  Keywords: Lebanon, Beirut Explosion, Israel, Turkey, Hezbollah  Brief: In the aftermath of the devastating Beirut explosion on 4th August, many conspiracy theories have emerged in the absence…