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Jun 26, 2020

Fireside Chat with Dr. David Bray and Lucy Turnbull, AO

By Atlantic Council

Dr. David Bray, Director of the GeoTech Center, recently joined Lucy Turnbull, AO, former Lord Mayor of Sydney Australia and GeoTech Fellow, on an episode of the Public Sector Network fireside chat series. These two GeoTech experts discussed the ways in which technology and data will shape societies around the world in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, both leaders commented on how previous pandemics such as the 1918 Spanish Flu triggered waves of change throughout global society, in part brought to fruition by evolving technologies. In the same way, we must anticipate a similar period of turbulence in the coming years, considering what pivot point of history that COVID might form.

Australia Civil Society

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Jun 26, 2020

Cohen in Forbes: Ukraine Cannot Stand Up To Russia Without A Modern Electric Grid

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Jun 25, 2020

Hruby in the Africa Report: Now is the time to invest in Africa’s creative industries

By Atlantic Council

Africa Coronavirus

In the News

Jun 25, 2020

Sherman quoted in Newsweek on U.S.-China cyber conflict

China Cybersecurity

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Jun 25, 2020

Ullman in UPI: Korean War anniversary: Donald Trump is the new Douglas MacArthur

By Harlan Ullman

Korea Politics & Diplomacy

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Jun 24, 2020

Englebert in Le Monde: Aujourd’hui comme sous Léopold II, le Congo reste la façade institutionnelle d’un voleur érigé en Etat

By Atlantic Council

Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Jun 24, 2020

Deputy Director Julia Friedlander in “Digital Currencies: The Future of Money?” with the Belfer Economic Diplomacy Initiative

By Julia Friedlander

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Digital Policy

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Jun 24, 2020

Director Josh Lipsky Interviewed by Yahoo Finance on IMF and Global Economy

By Josh Lipsky

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International Financial Institutions

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Jun 24, 2020

Director Josh Lipsky Quoted in The Washington Post on IMF Report

By Josh Lipsky

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International Financial Institutions

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Jun 24, 2020

Culver for the Lowy Institute: China’s catastrophic success: US strategic blunders fuel rivalry

By Atlantic Council

On July 24, 2020, Global China Hub nonresident senior fellow John K. Culver published an article in Lowy Institute’s The Interpreter, “China’s Catastrophic Success: US Strategic Blunders Fuel Rivalry”. “If Beijing comes to see US antagonism to CCP rule as structural and bipartisan – especially in the aftermath of the 2020 US elections – China’s […]

China Politics & Diplomacy