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Mar 27, 2020

Coronavirus toll doubles in a week; British prime minister tests positive

By Atlantic Council

The number of recorded coronavirus cases and deaths has more than doubled in the past week, with the death toll approaching 25,000 people. The pace of casualties has been even higher, with hot spots emerging in a handful of states beyond New York, the epicenter of the US outbreak. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first world leader to test positive for coronavirus.

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In the News

Mar 27, 2020

How can data science help with crisis response and COVID-19?

By Atlantic Council

On March 27, 2020 -- Anthony Scriffignano, Chief Data Scientist at Dun and Bradstreet and Director David Bray, Atlantic Council GeoTech Center Director participated in a live video discussion hosted by Michael Krigsman, Founder of CxOTalk on "How Can Data Science Help With Crisis Responses?"

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MENASource

Mar 27, 2020

Coronavirus is exacerbating the precarious situation of Syrian refugees and IDPs

By Pınar Dost

As the countries across the world attempt to grapple with the unfolding pandemic, there is a real risk of overlooking the situation of refugees, who due to their living conditions are among the most vulnerable to a serious outbreak. The pandemic comes at a particularly precarious time as the future of Idlib and the EU-Turkey migration deal are in doubt.

Coronavirus Human Rights

New Atlanticist

Mar 27, 2020

Leading through the mud

By Daniel Fried

The sacrifices required to defeat the coronavirus do not require mass death. Loose talk of allowing coronavirus to kill people—young as well as old—to advance a politically-driven schedule for an early announcement of success is morally abhorrent.

Coronavirus Politics & Diplomacy

Elections 2020

Mar 26, 2020

US strategy in Iraq and the coronavirus plot twist

By Kirsten Fontenrose

Tehran is betting that the world is too consumed with managing a pandemic to hold them accountable—and that the US administration is unwilling to stay the course in Iraq because it is too gun shy in an election year and too financially strapped by the coming burden of US unemployment. The implications of a global pandemic make that a risky bet.

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EnergySource

Mar 26, 2020

Stimulus bill’s lack of funding for the SPR and clean energy is a lose-lose for the country

By Randolph Bell

Not including $3 billion for purchase of crude for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) or support for clean energy initiatives in the soon-to-be passed $2 trillion stimulus package is a missed opportunity and a lose-lose for US energy security and leadership on climate action.

Coronavirus Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Mar 26, 2020

Grundman quoted in Bloomberg on Defense Production Act and COVID-19

By Atlantic Council

On March 26, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Steven Grundman explained how the administration can use the Defense Production Act to align industry priorities and better combat the coronavirus.

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AfricaSource

Mar 26, 2020

A rough road ahead for Nigeria

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa’s giant, Nigeria, is awakening to a new economic and social reality as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The country of two hundred million has already recorded over fifty cases and its first COVID-related death. News of high-profile infectees is starting to drive social change and spur calls for stronger government action.

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In the News

Mar 26, 2020

Riaz quoted in Scroll.in on Bangladesh’s decision to free ex-PM Khaleda Zia amidst Covid-19

By Atlantic Council

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AfricaSource

Mar 26, 2020

COVID-19 in the DR Congo

By Private: Pierre Englebert

As of March 24, the Democratic Republic of Congo had only forty-eight confirmed cases of coronavirus, with three dead of the disease. But although Congo is only in the very first stages of the pandemic, the contrast between the degree of state capacity and social discipline that it takes to stifle the disease and Congo’s record on these two counts is particularly worrisome.

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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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