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May 4, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic puts Central Asia’s resilience to the test

By Ariel Cohen

The repercussions of the global economic downturn will likely be amplified in Central Asia, where healthcare resources are limited, supply chains are vulnerable, and government revenues are dependent on commodity prices.

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New Atlanticist

May 4, 2020

Fiscal responses to the coronavirus pandemic: Next steps

By Hung Tran

Overall, the differences in magnitudes and compositions of fiscal programs by countries around the world imply uneven and staggered recoveries, making them more protracted. In designing the next wave of fiscal packages, it is important to learn from recent experiences so as to better balance their various elements to be more effective.

Coronavirus Inclusive Growth

The future is here

May 4, 2020

World leaders join forces on coronavirus vaccine; Italy starts to reopen, backlash against China builds

By Atlantic Council

Global leaders pledged a joint funding effort on a coronavirus vaccine, as countries worldwide try to find a way forward to reopen their economies—and the debate about how long a vaccine may take continues. As Italy begins a three-phase approach to do reopen after eight weeks of lockdown, a worldwide backlash against China builds over the origins of the disease.

Coronavirus

In the News

May 3, 2020

Varshney in The Indian Express: The new capitalism

By Atlantic Council

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Coronavirus Economy & Business

In the News

May 3, 2020

Fishman in Politico: The world order is dead. Here’s how to build a new one for a post-coronavirus era.

By Atlantic Council

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Inflection Points

May 2, 2020

COVID-19 provides China a historic chance to tilt the world in its favor, but it may not last long

By Frederick Kempe

COVID-19 has provided a clarifying force revealing more clearly than ever before both the nature and relentlessness of the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s ambition to place itself at the center of global power and influence. At the same time, the U.S. response to China has been inconsistent, lacking in long-term strategy and close coordination with allies.

China Coronavirus

In the News

May 1, 2020

Kroenig and Ashford in Foreign Policy: What is the potential fallout from regime collapse in North Korea?

By Atlantic Council

On May 1, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig and the Cato Institute’s Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they debate the potential fallout from regime collapse in North Korea, with Kroenig arguing that this scenario opens the door to a denuclearized […]

China Coronavirus

In the News

May 1, 2020

Chaudhary joins the American Pakistan Foundation to discuss the international geopolitics of COVID-19

By Atlantic Council

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Coronavirus International Norms

AfricaSource

May 1, 2020

The “shadow pandemic” of gender-based violence

By Joanne Chukwueke

While lockdowns and social distancing measures have been essential in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, they have also produced unintended consequences: increased rates of domestic violence. As COVID-19 spreads in African countries, demand for support services for victims of gender-based violence continues to rise.

Africa Coronavirus

In the News

May 1, 2020

Bryza quoted in TRTWorld on US versus China during the COVID-19 crisis

By Atlantic Council

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Experts

Fellow

Oluwayemisi Ajumobi

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Technology & Innovation Non-Traditional Threats

Fellow

Jonathan Esole

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Africa Center

Africa Coronavirus

Staff

Uri Friedman

Senior Editorial Director

Coronavirus Democratic Transitions

Millennium fellow

Jamechia Hoyle

Senior Consultant, LMI

Millennium Leadership Program

Coronavirus Crisis Management

Millennium fellow

Jaclyn Levy

Director, Public Policy, Infectious Diseases Society of America

Millennium Leadership Program

Coronavirus Non-Traditional Threats

Millennium fellow

Junaid Nabi

Senior Researcher, Harvard Business School

Millennium Leadership Program

Coronavirus Disinformation
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