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Mon, Nov 30, 2020
African agency in the new Cold War: Traditional power competition in the post-COVID-19 African landscape
In a resource-scarce post-COVID environment that will accelerate competition between traditional external powers on the African continent, some African nations will find themselves in the crosshairs of a new Cold War mentality that could threaten African agency, regionalization, and the blooming ethos of pan-Africanism. African leaders’ pursuit of collective interests will be decisive in setting the continent’s trajectory—toward a new African Century, or another period of thwarted ambitions.
Report by Bronwyn Bruton
Fri, Dec 4, 2020
The post-COVID world this week: UK vaccine approval increases pressure on US, the economic-recovery rollercoaster, and Africa’s great-power predicament
What can we expect from a post-COVID world after a pandemic that has reshaped international affairs? Africa seated in the middle of a heated competition. But it isn’t such a bad seat for pan-Africanism.
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Thu, Dec 3, 2020
A budget roils a nation. What’s happening in Guatemala?
The Guatemalan Congress went up in smoke, literally, on November 21, when massive protests broke out against a draft budget that was negotiated behind closed doors, with limited input from civil society, and that proposed cuts in funding for COVID-19 and human rights agencies as the country battles the virus, unemployment, and corruption.
New Atlanticist by Maria Fernanda Bozmoski
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5G COVID-19 conspiracies grip Georgia
Thousands of Georgians discuss the purported links between the pandemic and mobile technology in dedicated Facebook groups.
Facebook removes Russian propaganda outlet in Ukraine
The social network took down assets connected to News Front and South Front, propaganda websites supportive of Russian security services.
Inauthentic anti-Rohingya Facebook assets in Myanmar removed
Posts portrayed Rohingya as terrorists, denied that atrocities against them took place, and amplified reports of violence to inflame ethnic tensions.
From the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned of an increase in other diseases, as the pandemic saturated health services and suspended routine vaccination campaigns.
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Video recap: The role of tech, data, and leadership in pandemic geopolitics and recovery post-COVID
On April 22, 2020 – Vint Cerf, Sue Gordon, Melissa Flagg, Terry Halvorsen shared perspectives on “Pandemic geopolitics and recovery post-COVID” as part of a live video discussion moderated by David Bray, PhD, Atlantic Council GeoTech Center Director on the role of tech, data, and leadership in the global response to and recovery from COVID-19.
Earth Day 2020 call for action: Mitigating the global food crises associated with COVID-19
At the beginning of April, the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center published an data-driven analysis examining “Global food security during COVID-19”. This follow-up report dives into three specific food security concerns informed by that data and presents three solutions that world leaders can implement now to get ahead of the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the global food supply.
Video recap: Strategic standards now, so people can return to work soon
On April 20, 2020 – Dame Wendy Hall, Declan Kiranne, Jay Williams, Daniella Taveau, and John Ackerly shared perspectives on “Strategic standards now, so people can return to work soon” as part of a live video discussion moderated by Dr. David Bray, Atlantic Council GeoTech Center Director.
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