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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
GeoTech Center's work on Smart Partnerships, picture of a globe showing china and southeast asia

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Apr 6, 2020

GeoTech and smart partnerships: potential AI & China futures

By David Bray

The Atlantic Council is honored to partner with the Rockefeller Foundation via a grant focused on data and AI efforts by China around the world. We started these activities in the middle of 2019 and they were part of a bigger plan to launch the new Atlantic Council GeoTech Center in 2020 – focused on the geopolitics of new technologies and advances in data.

Americas China

Photo Essay

Apr 6, 2020

The fifth wave

By Maria Muzalevskaya

“I didn’t betray my country. But I have more options here.” Russian artist Maria Muzalevskaya speaks to those who have left Putin's Russia.

Human Rights Migration
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GeoTech Cues

Apr 6, 2020

We can build an immune system for the planet

By David Bray

Our approaches for pathogen detection and antigen development are too slow. Using high-speed computers, biosensors, and the Internet, we can universalize and automate the process such that we can automatically sense an abnormal pathogen and immediately start synthesizing in a computer’s memory techniques to mitigate it. Once an abnormal pathogen is detected, we can automate the antigen development to have a solution ready much faster for possible use than conventional means. Together, we can build an auto-immune system for the planet.

Coronavirus Economy & Business

Blog Post

Apr 3, 2020

State of the Order: Assessing March 2020

By Democratic Order Initiative

The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.

International Norms Politics & Diplomacy

Borscht Belt

Apr 3, 2020

Ukraine’s slippery slope to progress

By Atlantic Council Eurasia Center

Zelenskyy shocked observers by firing his government. Is Kyiv now stacked with obedient loyalists, or is there still hope to put Ukraine on the right path?

Democratic Transitions Political Reform

Event Recap

Apr 1, 2020

Event recap | Using data for good in the fight against COVID-19

By the GeoTech Center

On April 1, 2020, Mr. Eric Sapp, CEO of Public Democracy and Dr. David Bray, Director of the Atlantic Council's GeoTech Center, emceed a live video discussion title "Using Data for Good in the Fight Against COVID-19."

Civil Society Coronavirus

EconoGraphics

Apr 1, 2020

Coronavirus versus financial crisis: US policy responses compared

By Ole Moehr | Graphics by Nikolai Albishausen

A look at the economic harm done so far and contrasts the measures taken by the Federal Reserve (Fed), Congress, and the G20 in response to coronavirus.

Economy & Business Macroeconomics
gtc food empty shelves

GeoTech Cues

Mar 30, 2020

Getting ahead of the crisis: Global food security during COVID-19

By Sara-Jayne Terp

Much has been written about the economic consequences of lockdown policies; less attention, however, has been paid to emerging issues like food security in the age of a global pandemic. A topic that is certainly a crucial issue because COVID-19 is also a crisis of logistics – whether it is with regard to necessary medical equipment, labor availability, or food supplies.

Civil Society Coronavirus

Article

Mar 27, 2020

U.S. politicians exploit coronavirus fears with anti-Chinese dog whistles

By Max Rizzuto

Political tensions rise as leading conservative politicians repeatedly term COVID-19 as a Chinese or “foreign” disease.

Politics & Diplomacy United States and Canada