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Five big questions as America votes: South Asia

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Five big questions as America votes: South Asia

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Five Big Questions

Sep 15, 2020

Five big questions as America votes: South Asia

By South Asia Center

The next US administration will need to confront a slew of regional challenges, including China’s growing political and economic clout; a resurgence of majoritarian politics; strained India-US relations; the impending Afghanistan peace process; and post-COVID-19 reconstruction.

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In the News

Sep 11, 2020

Hudson quoted in the Middle East Eye on tensions caused by a declaration separating religion and state in Sudan

By Atlantic Council

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BelarusAlert

Sep 10, 2020

Putin’s new constitution spells out modern Russia’s imperial ambitions

By Pavlo Klimkin, Volodymyr Ivanov and Andreas Umland

The constitutional amendments adopted by Russia in summer 2020 have far-reaching implications for the Russian population, but the potential repercussions are also causing considerable unease in Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries.

Belarus Conflict

In the News

Sep 8, 2020

Ashford’s Power Problems podcast: With friends like these

By Atlantic Council

On the September 8 Power Problems podcast, Emma chats with Rachel Rizzo of the Truman Project about the prospects for transatlantic relations. More about our expert

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BelarusAlert

Sep 8, 2020

Will Belarus follow Ukraine out of the Russian orbit?

By Taras Kuzio

By intervening in Belarus to prop up his fellow post-Soviet dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Vladimir Putin risks repeating the mistakes made in Ukraine and fueling anti-Russian sentiment among Belarusians.

Belarus Conflict

In the News

Sep 4, 2020

Hudson quoted in the Institute for Security Studies’ ISS Today on Sudan’s recent peace deal with armed movements

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Sep 1, 2020

Hudson joins Al Jazeera to discuss the recent peace deal reached between the Sudanese government and armed movement leaders

By Atlantic Council

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New Atlanticist

Aug 31, 2020

How to improve Afghanistan’s devastated maternal healthcare system amid COVID-19 and the peace process

By Shariq Farooqi

Developing a sustainable maternal healthcare system is an integral step to achieving transformative justice for Afghan women and for the development of Afghanistan’s social institutions amid the ongoing peace process.

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In the News

Aug 31, 2020

Hudson quoted in the New York Times on Sudan’s peace deal with a rebel alliance

By Atlantic Council

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BelarusAlert

Aug 27, 2020

Is Putin about to make a costly mistake in Belarus?

By Steven Pifer

Vladimir Putin says Russian forces are in place and ready for deployment to Belarus to prop up dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka - but direct intervention risks turning a generation of Belarusians into enemies.

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