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UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic has a budget ($1bn) twice that of the national government, whic… https://t.co/uIknOC4Tbs

Caribbean state of St Vincent and the Grenadines has population 110k. Has 6 embassies around world. One in Taipei.… https://t.co/AFT6yU0HtJ

Chinese nationals now head four of the un’s 15 specialised agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organisatio… https://t.co/eo7zdWZK0y

This is consistent with everything I have heard in conversations with folks in the federal government. A concerte… https://t.co/3tKXJIVK6p

Got the chops? As evidenced by the battle for control of the Arm chip-making joint-venture, In business in China c… https://t.co/iMwg4CLFDP

What do Peet’s Coffee, Pret A Manger, Dr Pepper, Krispy Kreme, Panera Bread, Max Factor, Keurig, Jacobs coffee… https://t.co/qyshC7sN6j

Virus cases rising. Jobless claims barely improving. Service sector slowing down in some of the reopened states. An… https://t.co/m4UnUPhaZe

"Clarifying the battle lines China’s poverty line is not as stingy as commentators think Nor is China as poor as Li… https://t.co/psuM5C3zZ2

After a huge surge in purchases, the Fed now owns just shy of 40% of long-dated US Treasuries.… https://t.co/W8cPRMsChO

“The Fed steadfastly refuses to view itself as the world’s central bank, which is a pity, because it is becoming qu… https://t.co/XTM9TSl4CA

Only 2 % of employees in UK public admin earned < 2/3 of median hourly pay in 2019 v. 52% in hotel & restaurants, 2… https://t.co/iePDptPVMl

The COVID shock hit those hardest who were in most precarious position in labour market. Striking data from… https://t.co/CxUxoSVNHU

Death rates for all causes vary strongly by level of economic deprivation across the UK (age standardized). For COV… https://t.co/TX8HUftVag

Online learning has dramatically reinforced the advantage of better-off families paying for private education. Much… https://t.co/qHSuRVKRgr

In Germany HUGE support across the politics spectrum (with exception of AfD) for borrowing to fund COVID-19 respons… https://t.co/1jH6YYjypI

Remarkable thread on Toronto and Canadian support for the Confederacy. https://t.co/djqQS6liS3

"History, it is often said, is written by the winners—but that is only if they can write. If they can’t, then histo… https://t.co/Y1RJgbkiaW

The Sahel is a sparsely populated territory the size of India, which is threatening to become the “next Afghanistan… https://t.co/entVazq14A

The legendary 606 Jazz Club in West London is live streaming from today, also adjusted for US time. Listen in!… https://t.co/bPjv3Y3lnH

"History, it is often said, is written by the winners—but that is only if they can write. If they can’t, then histo… https://t.co/Wv3iuIX1IK

The Sahel is a sparsely populated territory the size of India, which is threatening to become the “next Afghanistan… https://t.co/pqwKQ6Rh8o

“Who else, if not us?” In much of world we debate relative impact of COVID lockdown v. Independent consumer/busines… https://t.co/qBPstlSTwn

The number of independent bookshops in Britain plummeted from 1,894 in 1995 to 867 in 2016. But in recent years mor… https://t.co/xSH7pnboAx

USA was 1st to declare an air defense identification zone in 1950. Fearing surprise nuclear attack, it demanded tha… https://t.co/o1LI3FIWQF

Having driven the rebellion back to Idlib with massive force, Assad’s problems in Syria are now with loyalists, not… https://t.co/I4I8MptICP

On the politics of vegetable gardens in the US. Culture wars and front lawns. Yes … I kid you not! Apparently we… https://t.co/1rTfGKejgo

In February WHO overhauled African labs. At start of epidemic 2 labs could do molecular testing for covid-19. Today… https://t.co/J06UYL3G9k

Spending by state/local governments in US = 17% gdp, v. 20% federal. Local has been crucial in COVID-19 crisis. Bal… https://t.co/GPdcmwl9d0

Viewed from the side of capital, decarbonizing the economy really needs to focus on three sectors: energy, utilitie… https://t.co/zvRtTyhcAO

According to @TheEconomist only three firms in the s&p 500 produce renewable energy, making up less than 1% of the… https://t.co/VT4m6Ki8Jl

How much pressure can climate finance exercise? This parsing of scope 1 and scope 3 emission numbers by… https://t.co/Ltr1Qrz0Aq

There are two ways of writing the history of political and economic thought. In one, you adjudicate the proximity o… https://t.co/SvZz1lynDB

One of my favorite things I own is an 1860s original Harpers on Grant taking on the klan. https://t.co/BSLnnH1MiN https://t.co/fLVTWEXajp

World Econ depends on 60k cargo ships crewed by 1.2m sailors mainly from developing countries. ASTONISHINGLY they h… https://t.co/qiFYsR9JzJ