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The future is here

May 28, 2021

The post-COVID world this week: The next vaccine millionaire and how vaccination campaigns are choosing their words wisely

By Andrew R. Marshall

What can we expect from a post-COVID world after a pandemic that has reshaped international affairs? A world in which vaccination campaigns are going to be getting creative about their words in order to persuade more people to get their doses.

Coronavirus Education

IranElections2021

May 28, 2021

Khamenei is dropping Iran’s democratic façade

By Borzou Daragahi

The Supreme Leader for years has been agitating to find what he describes as a new generation of young and pious “revolutionaries” to take the helm of the country’s institutions. That aim may be taking priority.

Iran Middle East

BelarusAlert

May 27, 2021

Putin sides with Belarus dictator over air piracy as Ukraine rejects Minsk talks

By Peter Dickinson

Former Ukrainian president Leonid Kravchuk has confirmed that Ukraine will seek to move peace talks with Russia away from Minsk as the international fallout from Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s recent act of air piracy continued to make waves throughout the region.

Belarus International Norms

In the News

May 27, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Middle class foreign policy

By Atlantic Council

On May 27, Christopher Preble and co-hosts discussed President Biden’s “foreign policy for the middle class”, focusing on Charles Kupchan and Peter Trubowitz’s recent article “Why an Internationalist Foreign Policy Needs a Stronger Domestic Foundation.” They questioned who, exactly, is in the “middle class,” whether certain positions on foreign policy are pro- or anti-middle class, if […]

English Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 27, 2021

Katz quoted in Middle East Eye on Russia desire to see the deterioration of relations between the US and Middle Eastern allies

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

May 27, 2021

Slavin quoted in Arab News on the upcoming presidential election in Iran

By Atlantic Council

Corruption Elections

In the News

May 27, 2021

Viačorka on CNN: ‘No one can feel safe in Europe’

By Atlantic Council

Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya's advisor Franak Viačorka and journalist Anne Applebaum tell CNN's Bianna Golodryga about the wider repercussions of Belarus's forced downing of a Ryanair plane.

Belarus Democratic Transitions

SouthAsiaSource

May 27, 2021

Kabul and a peace process divided

By Atlantic Council

Please join the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center on Tuesday, June 1 at 10:00 AM US EST / 6:30 PM AFT for a conversation about developments in Kabul related to the ongoing peace process.

Afghanistan Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

In-Depth Research & Reports

May 27, 2021

Enhancing US-Japan cooperation on global supply chains

By Miyeon Oh, James Hildebrand

Mounting US-China tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic have led to growing calls in the United States and among its allies and partners, including Japan, to address the vulnerabilities in global supply chains critical to national security and economic competitiveness.

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

In the News

May 27, 2021

Ahmad quoted in Gulf News on how the ‘Afghanistan pavilion will herald new dawn for country at Expo 2020 Dubai’

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Economy & Business

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