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New Atlanticist

Apr 8, 2020

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 stimulus: Leaving the most vulnerable behind

By Ali Riaz

The Bangladeshi government’s $8 billion stimulus package, about 2.5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), primarily focuses on industries, particularly export-oriented ones. In doing so, the package intended to contain and mitigate the economic fallout of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) left out the most vulnerable sections of the society and the sectors which desperately need support.

Bangladesh Coronavirus

UkraineAlert

Apr 8, 2020

Beyond east versus west: Ukraine must go global

By Viktor Karvatskyy

The coronavirus crisis is a globally disruptive event that gives Ukraine an opportunity to rethink the country's geopolitical trajectory and move beyond the traditional foreign policy of east versus west.

Politics & Diplomacy Ukraine

Capacity Building Initiative

Apr 8, 2020

Learning on the fly through Cyber 9/12

By Jocelyn Murray, Andrew Milligan, David Mendez, and Puneet Singh

In the rapidly changing climate of cybersecurity today, the field is about far more than technical lessons and education. For our team, Cyber 9/12 opened brand new doors in the cyber policy and strategy space.

Cybersecurity

UkraineAlert

Apr 8, 2020

Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine is a ticking coronavirus time bomb

By Mark Temnycky

With poor medical facilities, limited quarantine measures, and a large pension-age population, Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine has the potential to become a major coronavirus hotspot.

Coronavirus Russia

New Atlanticist

Apr 8, 2020

Massive testing program could hold keys to ending coronavirus crisis

By David A. Wemer

A massive nationwide testing program could help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and could provide a roadmap for rolling back the extensive social distancing measures implemented across the United States and around the world, according to Nobel laureate economist Paul Romer and Dr. Raj Shah, president of The Rockefeller Foundation and former administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Coronavirus Resilience

New Atlanticist

Apr 8, 2020

Slovakia looks towards an end to COVID-19’s painful isolation

By Alena Kudzko

Slovakia now needs to find ways to prepare for a post-COVID-19 world. Borders and national solutions can only provide necessary relief during an emergency. Looking ahead, the country will be tasked with finding ways to resolve the tension between attaining a false sense of security through national measures and walls, on the one hand, and the need to restore economic prosperity, on the other, through common European solutions.

Central Europe Coronavirus

AfricaSource

Apr 8, 2020

Using Google reports to estimate Africa’s response to COVID-19: A compilation of the data

By Neil Edwards

Google's newly released mobility reports provide statistical breakdowns by country of residents’ mobility to a variety of common locations including retail and recreation spaces, grocery stores, transit stations, places of work, and residences. This blog pursues a deep dive of the data, remarking on Africa's varied responses.

Africa Coronavirus

The future is here

Apr 8, 2020

Trump takes aim at WHO, Wuhan reopens (nervously), economic toll mounts with France in recession

By Atlantic Council

US President Donald J. Trump took aim at the World Health Organization, threatening to pull funding. As Wuhan, the Chinese city at the first epicenter of coronavirus, reopens, many choose to leave. The economic toll of widespread shutdowns was laid bare, including France entering recession.

Coronavirus

UkraineAlert

Apr 8, 2020

Ukraine lacks leadership as coronavirus crisis escalates

By Volodymyr Dubovyk

Ukraine is ill-prepared for a major coronavirus outbreak but the country has wasted precious weeks engaging in political drama as the scale of the pandemic threat become increasingly apparent.

Coronavirus Political Reform

Event Recap

Apr 8, 2020

Addressing the procurement mismatch of necessary equipment during COVID-19

By GeoTech Center

On April 08, 2020 -- Nova Spivack, Co-Founder of Valence Medical and and David Bray, Atlantic Council GeoTech Center Director participated in a video discussion centered around "Addressing the Procurement Mismatch of Necessary Equipment During COVID-19".

Civil Society Coronavirus
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