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Breaking down the G20 Covid-19 Fiscal Response
April 30, 2020 | Stephanie Segal, Dylan Gerstel The CSIS Simon Chair analyzes the components of G20 countries’ fiscal responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and related economic shock.

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Covid-19 Could Put China’s Clean Energy Agenda on Hold
April 30, 2020 | Jane Nakano, Lachlan Carey How will the Covid-19-induced economic slowdown affect China’s clean energy trajectory as the world continues to face the parallel crisis of climate change?

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How Covid-19 Will Change Us: Seven Lessons from the Most Consequential Pandemics in History
April 29, 2020 From ancient Athens to modern times, historical records from several civilizations provide valuable insight into how pandemics affect societies. Iain King explores seven lessons from the past, each of which has an important resonance for today.

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WHO and President Trump on the Ledge
April 28, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison, Anna McCaffrey President Trump's suspension of funding to WHO could gravely compromise the global response to Covid-19. If common sense and diplomacy prevail, the administration and WHO can walk back from the ledge, with a bipartisan nudge from Congress and gentle pressure from the G-7.

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The Middle East’s Challenges Aren’t Just Combatting the Virus
April 28, 2020 | Jon B. Alterman CSIS's Jon Alterman argues that although Covid-19 has not swept the Middle East as feared, the economic impacts of the pandemic will pose severe challenges.

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Undermining the WTO
April 27, 2020 | William Alan Reinsch With this summer’s WTO ministerial postponed, long needed institutional reforms will remain unimplemented – particularly on notifications. This week the Scholl Chair takes a break from COVID to discuss the health of this global institution.

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Taking the Higher Road: U.S. Global Infrastructure Strategy One Year Later
April 27, 2020 | Matthew P. Goodman, Daniel F. Runde, Jonathan E. Hillman, Sundar R. Ramanujam One year ago, CSIS made key recommendations that would give United States a more leading role in global infrastructure development. This new commentary looks at how those recommendations are not only still relevant—but more urgent—in light of Covid-19.

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The Pandemic Presents an Opportunity to Refresh U.S. Policy toward Africa
April 27, 2020 | Judd Devermont The United States has an opportunity to revamp its policy toward sub-Saharan Africa in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Judd Devermont explores new approaches toward the continent with a focus on urbanization, human rights, and public diplomacy.

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Gender and Immunizations within the Covid-19 Landscape
April 27, 2020 | Katherine E. Bliss Gender dynamics play a key role in how communities access immunization services. As efforts advance to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, global health organizations are working to better understand those dynamics to allow for successful deployment of any new product.

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Indigenous Defense Industries in the Gulf
April 24, 2020 | Zoltan Barany The development of the defense sector in the Gulf is rapidly changing as Saudi Arabia and the UAE are establishing their own indigenous defense industries, writes an Affiliate of CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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An Upswell of Solidarity: China’s Mekong Dams Face Online Backlash
April 24, 2020 | Matthew P. Funaiole , Brian Hart

The release of a new report on the impacts of Chinese dams along the Mekong River provoked a far-reaching response from netizens in Southeast Asia, highlighting the precarious juggling act that regional actors face in balancing their own interests with those of Beijing.

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China Won’t Be Scared into Choosing Marketization
April 23, 2020 | Scott Kennedy The Covid-19 pandemic caused a devastating downturn in China's Q1 economy. Scott Kennedy, senior adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics, explains why market reform is critical to China's recovery and future development but nevertheless seems unlikely.

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