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Jun 10, 2020

Refugee conditions deteriorate amidst multiple crises in Lebanon

By Salman Husain and Diam Abou-Diab

As multiple crises are simultaneously bearing down on Lebanon, its fragile humanitarian situation is nearing a breaking point.

Lebanon
Middle East

AfricaSource

Jun 10, 2020

Progress on African free trade: An interview with AfCFTA Secretary General Wamkele Mene

By Aubrey Hruby

Watch Africa Center Senior Fellow Aubrey Hruby's exclusive interview with Mr. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, on the status of the agreement and the impact of COVID-19.

Africa
Coronavirus

Blog Post

Jun 10, 2020

Iran’s ‘butterfly children’ impacted by sanctions and corruption

By Shenaz Kermalli

Described by US dermatologists as “the most painful disease you’ve never heard of,” EB is caused by a genetic mutation. In Iran, an estimated 800 to 1,200 patients live with the disease.

Politics & Diplomacy

The future is here

Jun 10, 2020

Coronavirus crisis will leave deep scars, OECD says; France, Austria lift lockdown measures

By Atlantic Council

The coronavirus crisis will leave deeper scars than any peacetime recession in the past century, the OECD said in a gloomy forecast that sees economic recovery stalling. Countries from France to Austria plan to ease lockdown measures, but infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci urged caution.

Coronavirus

UkraineAlert

Jun 10, 2020

IMF finally confirms new $5 billion program for Ukraine

By Anders Åslund

Ukraine's new $5 billion IMF program unleashes at least $2 billion of additional financing. This means Ukraine can feel quite safe regarding its external financial needs for 2020.

Coronavirus
Crisis Management

New Atlanticist

Jun 10, 2020

India’s “Atmanirbhar Bharat” vision requires open, not protectionist, policies

By Harsha Vardhana Singh

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "self-reliance" push could be interpreted as inward-looking or protectionist, the emphasis on linking India up with global value chains suggests a different approach.

Inclusive Growth
India

New Atlanticist

Jun 9, 2020

US-Iraq strategic talks not just about security issues, says Iraqi former foreign minister

By Larry Luxner

Mohamed Ali Alhakim said the upcoming process is a necessary, long-planned step in ongoing bilateral ties between Baghdad and Washington. But he took pains to call the process a dialogue involving the US government and the sovereign state of Iraq, one which will define the Pentagon’s future presence in Iraq as well as non-military aspects of the relationship including education, energy, culture, trade, and foreign investment.

Conflict
Coronavirus

UkraineAlert

Jun 9, 2020

Crimea could become an expensive liability for Putin

By Andreas Umland

The annexation of Crimea is proving expensive for the Kremlin. With Russia now facing an economic crisis fueled by the coronavirus pandemic and falling global energy prices, Putin's crowning glory may become a political liability.

Conflict
Coronavirus

IranSource

Jun 9, 2020

The United States needs to preserve the UN Security Council snapback for the future

By Thomas S. Warrick

The United States, for its part, will need to be careful not to undermine one of its most powerful diplomatic tools developed since World War II: the ability to use the unique authority of the UN Security Council to get Russia and China—sometimes—to agree on what needs to be done.

Iran
Middle East

UkraineAlert

Jun 9, 2020

Minsk deadlock: West must reject Russian bid to limit Ukrainian sovereignty

By Duncan Allan

The Minsk agreements remain the only existing framework for ending the war in eastern Ukraine, but they rest on two irreconcilable interpretations: is Ukraine sovereign, as Ukrainians insist, or should its sovereignty be limited, as Russia demands?

Conflict
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
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