In February 2020, the first case of Covid-19 was reported in sub-Saharan Africa. Simultaneously with the spread of the disease, African countries were being affected by disruptions of global supply chains of critical goods, such as food and medical supplies. The pandemic resulted in a sharp contraction of trade worldwide, with severe knock-on effects in sub-Saharan Africa on economic growth, poverty and food insecurity. A recent study projects that Covid-19 will result in persistent shifts in African trade patterns by 2030. African countries are expected to trade more with China and less with Europe, the United States (US) and India.
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Pardee Center Hosts RPI Launch Event, “The Rise of China: Theory, Practice & Implications for the Biden Administration”
On February 26, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted the launch event for the Rising Powers Initiative (RPI), a new Pardee Center research program. The event, titled “The Rise of China: Theory, Practice & Implications for the Biden Administration,” featured Aaron Friedberg (Princeton University), Stacie Goddard (Wellesley College), RPI Director Manjari Chatterjee Miller (Boston University), and Joshua Shifrinson (Boston University).
The mission of RPI is to understand why rising powers flourish or fail in terms of security, governance, and health, and to understand the impact they have on the international orders of their time. RPI will conduct interdisciplinary and policy-relevant research on five emerging powers with increasing global impact: China, India, Brazil, the European Union/German
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Pardee Center Co-sponsors Webinar on Prospects for Climate Policy under President Biden Featuring Congressman Sean Casten
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently co-sponsored a webinar in the Institute for Sustainable Energy‘s (ISE) “Energy of the Future” series featuring special guest speaker U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06). Rep. Casten, a scientist and clean energy entrepreneur, discussed the best and most likely path forward for Congressional climate and energy policy under the Biden administration. As a member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Congressman Casten was instrumental in developing an ambitious report released last June, titled