The battle for the French presidency, recommendations on content moderation for the podcast ecosystem, and more troubles ahead for Yemen.
| Yemen in the shadow of Russia’s war on Ukraine 17.3 million Yemenis need food aid and that number is projected to increase to 19 million in the months ahead. With Russia and Ukraine accounting for 30%-40% of Yemen’s wheat imports, the country’s humanitarian crisis will likely worsen, Omer Karasapan warns. Read more |
| Addressing content moderation in podcasts Nearly a quarter of Americans get their news from podcasts, yet the content moderation policies and reporting mechanisms for the podcast ecosystem remain remarkably underdeveloped—as do the regulatory frameworks that oversee them. Valerie Wirtschafter and Chris Meserole provide concrete recommendations for platforms and regulators to tackle these pressing needs. Read more |
| France’s election shouldn’t have been this close “Macron’s task is not so much to demonstrate that the fate of Europe and the world hinge on his reelection but rather that he understands and will respond to the struggles and concerns of everyday French people.” Ahead of round two of the French presidential election, Célia Belin explains why the race is so tight and what Emmanuel Macron will have to do to win a second term in office. Read in Foreign Affairs |
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