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GeoTech Cues

Apr 28, 2020

Expert survey series: COVID-19 response, technological innovation, and the future of societies

By Stewart Scott

In order to understand future trends in technology and geopolitics, a group of experts was polled about how COVID-19 and technological innovation will shape the future of societies and their respective forms of government.

Coronavirus Democratic Transitions

In the News

Apr 28, 2020

Nooruddin joins Vox to discuss the world’s biggest lockdown in India

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus India

In the News

Apr 28, 2020

Dagres joins BBC to discuss coronavirus in Iran

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Iran

In the News

Apr 28, 2020

Nia in Just Security: How to Hold Venezuela’s Maduro Accountable for Human Rights Abuses

By Atlantic Council

Human Rights Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Apr 28, 2020

How testing can provide a way out of coronavirus shutdowns

By David A. Wemer

Testing “is really the only way out without having a vaccine or an easy therapeutic…to reopen parts of our economy and [stop] the ricocheting between either being shut down and therefore safe, or being active in the economy and therefore in tremendous risk for rebound,” according to Dr. Rajiv Shah

Coronavirus United States and Canada

UkraineAlert

Apr 28, 2020

Coronavirus crisis spells doom for Putin’s dreams of rebuilding the Soviet empire

By Solomiia Bobrovska

The coronavirus crisis has sparked a collapse in oil prices that is hitting Russia hard. With the Kremlin coffers increasingly empty, could change be on the horizon in Moscow for the first time since 1991?

Coronavirus Russia

New Atlanticist

Apr 28, 2020

Guaidó’s National Emergency Government can prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Venezuela

By Cristina Guevara

Guaidó’s national emergency government presents a viable solution to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis, and the dictatorship that has decimated the country.

Coronavirus Corruption

UkraineAlert

Apr 28, 2020

Three more reasons to be optimistic about Ukraine’s future

By Adair Appleton and Doug Klain

After spending a year studying with some of the best political scientists and economists in the United States, Ukraine's up-and-coming innovators make their mark.

Civil Society Economy & Business

The future is here

Apr 28, 2020

Shadow cast over (postponed) 2021 Olympics even amid early vaccine hopes; Australia app is a hit

By Atlantic Council

A top medical official in Japan cast doubt on the already postponed Olympic Games taking place without an effective vaccine. Financial results from global carmakers and banks added to evidence of the deep impact of the coronavirus crisis. Vaccine development showed some early progress, while a new tracing app in Australia proved popular.

Coronavirus

New Atlanticist

Apr 28, 2020

US policymakers knew a pandemic was coming: Why they ignored the warnings

By Mathew Burrows

It's high time we bring the government’s decision making into the twenty-first century. The knowledge is there for how to do it. What’s our excuse as a country for ignoring it?

Coronavirus United States and Canada

Experts

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