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New Atlanticist

Feb 25, 2021

The world’s wealthy countries are at risk of a moral default

By Vasuki Shastry and Jeremy Mark

Rich countries must live up to their pledges by getting specific about the resources they’re making available to low-income countries—particularly in Africa—to deal with the economic downturn and rising debt. The meeting of G20 finance ministers on February 26 will provide an opportunity to fill in the policy blanks.

Africa Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Feb 25, 2021

Delist or not delist: A $2.2 trillion US-China auditing dispute

By Jeremy Mark

The economic and financial forces set in motion by the COVID-10 pandemic—global recession and ultra-loose monetary policies that have driven a cross-border search for higher yield—have contributed to a slow shift of international capital toward China’s markets. Now, intensified US-China tensions—especially the targeting of Chinese companies for delisting from US stock markets—have the potential to heighten that trend.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 24, 2021

Samad joins CGTN to discuss what’s next in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Feb 24, 2021

GeoEconomics Center’s CBDC tracker cited in new Federal Reserve research

By Josh Lipsky, Ole Moehr, Nitya Biyani

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Financial Regulation United States and Canada

In the News

Feb 24, 2021

Warrick quoted in AP on the Capitol riots

Americas Conflict

Event Recap

Feb 24, 2021

Event recap | Synthetic data, privacy, and the future of trust

By the GeoTech Center

A live GeoTech Hour where panelists discussedartificial intelligence and how to address the legal and ethical privacy concerns associated with synthetic data.

Africa Coronavirus

In the News

Feb 24, 2021

Varshney joins the Watson Institute’s Trending Globally to discuss India and the US in a Time of Democratic Erosion

By Atlantic Council

China Geopolitics & Energy Security

New Atlanticist

Feb 24, 2021

Josep Borrell outlines the EU’s priorities in a multipolar world

By Larry Luxner

“Today we’re in a multipolar world and [the EU will] have to look outwards because the problem is no longer among us; it’s among us and the rest of the world," Josep Borrell told the Atlantic Council. The problems ahead: the pandemic, Russia, China, and more.

China European Union

NATO 20/2020

Feb 24, 2021

Reimagine the Washington Treaty: NATO 20/2020 podcast

By Damon Wilson and Will O'Brien

Reexamining NATO’s founding charter can be an exercise in creating an Alliance fit for a new geopolitical era.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 23, 2021

Preble quoted in Breaking Defense: No Growth, No Big Cuts Likely For First Biden Defense Budget

By Atlantic Council

On February 23, Christopher Preble was quoted in the article, “No Growth, No Big Cuts Likely For First Biden Defense Budget.” Preble makes the point that, due to competing visions of the Pentagon budget, the amount spent on defense is likely to remain about where it currently is. “You can’t obtain serious and durable cuts […]

English Security & Defense

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