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Protections & threats

Mark Mellman Published 2 November 2020

The bad news is that the president and his minions are working overtime to suppress the vote and transfer the locus of political decision making away…

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World leaders should stop politicizing religion

Dania Koleilat Khatib Published 2 November 2020

We have seen in the past month a dangerous trend of politicizing religion, starting with French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech in which he described Islam as…

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Can Pompeo’s Visit to Sri Lanka Offset China’s Influence?

Patrick Mendis and Dominique Reichenbach Published 2 November 2020

The U.S. secretary of state had little success in swaying the Rajapaksa administration away from its pro-China bent. Following top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi’s meeting with…

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Why schools probably aren’t COVID hotspots

Dyani Lewis Published 2 November 2020

Young children are unlikely to spread the virus — but older kids are more at risk, say researchers. Data gathered worldwide are increasingly suggesting that schools…

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Myanmar’s Covid crisis rooted in military misrule

Bertil Lintner Published 2 November 2020

Decades of overspending on the military neglected a health care system that is among the world’s most ill-prepared for Covid-19 As Covid-19 infections and pandemic deaths…

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India’s Toughest COVID-19 Test Still Lies Ahead

Soma Basu Published 1 November 2020

Winter smog, religious festivals and election campaigns pose a crucial test of India’s pandemic management. The panel of scientists who conducted a study commissioned by the…

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Can Joe Biden change American foreign policy?

Gabrielle Debinski Published 1 November 2020

Joe Biden has vowed to radically change the US' approach to foreign policy and international diplomacy should he win next week's election. But a lot has…

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How U.S. Elections Could Impact EU-Russia Relations

Andrey Kortunov Published 31 October 2020

Even a partial restoration of transatlantic unity under a President Biden will be a blow to the official Kremlin narrative about the inexorable movement of the…