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New Atlanticist

Jul 20, 2020

Return of the transatlantic privacy war

By Kenneth Propp

In a sweeping judgment on July 16, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) summarily demolished the fragile legal peace that has prevailed for the last four years on the subject of transatlantic data transfers.

Digital Policy European Union

New Atlanticist

Jul 20, 2020

Nine cyberattacks that will remind you of your ex

By Safa Shahwan Edwards

Just as you should be wary of reconnecting with someone who should probably be left in the past, keep an eye out for an increase in cyber incidents. In preparation for the very real possibility of exes coming out of the woodwork and cyber incidents making the news, we’ve identified nine cyberattacks that will remind you of your ex.

Cybersecurity

New Atlanticist

Jul 20, 2020

Earnings season highlights pandemic challenges for banks

By Bart Oosterveld

Earnings reports from the week of July 13 by major US banks featured record losses related to non-performing loans and insights into how the banks plan to manage the upcoming year in terms of additional reserves.

Coronavirus Macroeconomics

The future is here

Jul 20, 2020

Tense exchanges at EU recovery plan talks; MIT predicts grim future in India

By Atlantic Council

European leaders gathered for the fourth day of talks aimed at hammering out a deal on a gigantic economic stimulus plan after a weekend of disagreements and stalemate. Infections increased in India and the United States, with concern about the pace of infections in Africa too.

Coronavirus

IranSource

Jul 20, 2020

The forest fires in Iran that won’t stop burning

By Tahereh Hadian-Jazy

Iran has been ravaged by hundreds of brush and wildfires spreading across thousands of acres since May 22.

Iran Middle East

MENASource

Jul 20, 2020

Amidst the pandemic, Hezbollah buries fighters killed in Syria

By Lizzie Porter

Multiple additional combatant deaths have been reported by media outlets close to Hezbollah since the COVID-19 lockdown, pointing to its continued engagement in military combat and training activities.

Lebanon Middle East

MENASource

Jul 17, 2020

Kadhimi’s moment: Controlling Iraq’s militias

By C. Anthony Pfaff

The July 6, 2020 assassination of Hisham al Hashimi, a well-known political analyst who criticized Iraq’s sectarian politics, represented the loss of someone who made meaningful contributions to Iraq’s recovery and reconciliation efforts towards recovery and reconciliation. Hashimi’s death also represented an escalation that threatens to bring back the gang-like violence Iraq experienced from 2004 to 2008.

Iraq Middle East

UkraineAlert

Jul 17, 2020

Israeli-Ukrainian artist offers window on late Soviet realities

By Jacob Heilbrunn

Artist Zoya Cherkassky stands for something permanent and enduring, drawing on the deep traditions that she encountered both in Ukraine and in Judaism.

Civil Society Israel

New Atlanticist

Jul 17, 2020

India’s hijras find themselves further marginalized amid the pandemic

By Phillip Baumgart and Shariq Farooqi

While India’s hijras have made considerable strides in civil and political rights in recent years, the pandemic has underscored the fact that their communities remain woefully neglected. Only with equitable legal recognition and government support will the hijra community cease to be disenfranchised.

Coronavirus Human Rights

The future is here

Jul 17, 2020

EU leaders gather in person on mammoth plan; Hong Kong, Tokyo may tell cautionary tale

By Atlantic Council

European leaders gather in person for the first time in months to pore and haggle over a mammoth stimulus plan on coronavirus. Infections in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and the Australian state of Victoria may be a cautionary tale that the worst is ahead of us, while children figure among a rise in US infections.

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