Concerns with the G-20's new global tax plan, U.S.-Iraqi relations, and what's needed to tackle white supremacy.
| The new global tax deal is bad for development The G-20’s new global tax deal has been hailed as an “equitable solution” for reallocating global taxing rights, but low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have serious issues with the agreement. Julie McCarthy discusses LMICs’ core concerns, the political challenges to implementing the tax deal, and what might come next. Read more |
| Muqtada al-Sadr’s alliance: An opportunity for Iraq, the US, and the region “[Iraqi politician Muqtada al-Sadr’s] victory presents less than ideal circumstances. Yet his triumph—combined with the electoral decline of Iran-aligned militias, and the alliance Sadr has forged with moderate, U.S., and Western-aligned political actors like the Kurds in an attempt to form a majority government—suggests the U.S. has a historic opportunity to support and capitalize on a credible cross-sectarian alliance,” writes Ranj Alaaldin. Read more |
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