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Policy Roundup: January 2026

Welcome to the FSI Policy Roundup for January 2026. This monthly series highlights our scholars' analyses on pressing policy issues around the globe. Take a deep dive using the links below. 

This month's roundup includes:

• The Case for Making Every Vote Count by Larry Diamond
  
  
• The Problem With America’s Venezuela Policy by Francis Fukuyama
  
  
• States Made Marijuana Use Legal. Now They Should Get It Off the Road. by Keith Humphreys
  
  
• Promoting Fairness in Screening Programs for Late-career Practitioners by Michelle Mello
  
  
• Without Securing Talent, Korea Has No Future by Gi-Wook Shin
  
  
• Why China Can't Win the AI-led Industrial Revolution by Chenggang Xu

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