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UkraineAlert

Jun 4, 2020

Ukraine needs a whole new approach to labor migration

By Lesia Dubenko

Millions of Ukrainians have sought employment abroad since 2014, creating one of the largest labor migrations in modern European history. This process is now reviving, creating new challenges for Ukraine.

Coronavirus Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 4, 2020

Hruby quoted in Bloomberg on how police brutality against Black Americans and racial unrest have affected US credibility in relations with African countries

By Atlantic Council

Africa Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jun 4, 2020

What Donald Trump has failed to understand about America

By Daniel Fried

The president’s ongoing failure of leadership at home in the wake of Floyd’s death may at first glance appear to have little to do with another development in recent days: his casual but telling expressed interest in inviting Russia’s despotic president, Vladimir Putin, to the Group of Seven (G-7) summit later this year. But they share an origin: Trump’s failure to understand America’s character as a nation forged in common values rather than common blood, and therefore his corresponding failure to appreciate the American worldview derived from that unusual identity.

Politics & Diplomacy Resilience & Society

UkraineAlert

Jun 4, 2020

Moderate Zelenskyy makes a mockery of the Kremlin’s anti-Ukraine propaganda

By Vitaliy Syzov

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has distanced himself from the national identity politics of his predecessor Petro Poroshenko. This has significantly complicated Russian efforts to demonize "nationalistic" Ukraine.

Conflict Disinformation

Stories of Resilience

Jun 3, 2020

Art as medicine: COVID-19, and the Black Lives Matter movement

Throughout centuries, artists from Francisco Goya to Frida Kahlo have created art for the purpose of healing, unleashing it as a tool for gratitude, compassion, love, and solidarity in crises of health—both personal and collective.

Coronavirus Resilience & Society

In the News

Jun 3, 2020

Charai in the National Interest: The America we love

By Atlantic Council

Amidst pandemics and protests, American ingenuity and daring continue to prove every bit the equal of prior generations. Read Atlantic Council Board Director Ahmed Charai's latest in the National Interest.

Coronavirus Resilience & Society

In the News

Jun 3, 2020

Chhibber in The Economic Times: Dear PM, India needs sahyog more than atmanirbharta

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 3, 2020

Varshney in The Indian Express: It is not simply the death of a black man, but yet another moment of truth for America

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Resilience & Society

New Atlanticist

Jun 2, 2020

Costa Rica legalized same-sex marriage. Where does the rest of Latin America stand on marriage equality?

By Isabel Kennon

As Costa Rica becomes the first in Central America to take this step toward equality, it remains to be seen who will be next to turn the Inter-American Court on Human Rights’ opinion into action.

Civil Society Human Rights

Event Recap

Jun 2, 2020

Afreximbank president champions African free trade alongside COVID-19 response

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, June 2, the Africa Center hosted Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), for a discussion on innovative financing amid COVID-19.

Africa Coronavirus

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