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EU Commission creates first ever rescEU stockpile of medical equipment
European Commission The European Commission has decided to create a strategic rescEU stockpile of medical equipment such as ventilators...


India’s growing engagement with the South Caucasus
Emil Avdaliani, Modern Diplomacy Throughout decades the South Caucasus has played a relatively minor role in India’s foreign policy....


World Bank Group increases Covid-19 response to $14 billion to help sustain economies, protect jobs
World Bank The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors approved an increased $14 billion package of fast-track financing to assist...


Pandemic Control: A New Area for ASEAN Defense Cooperation?
Henrick Z. Tsjeng, The Diplomat ASEAN could modify military humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mechanisms to support regional...


OECD says: 'We've never been in a problem this big'
Angel Gurria, Bloomberg Markets: European Open The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has called for a more...


Urgent need for multilateral action and global leadership
Chan Heng Chee, The Straits Times The pandemic has brought home three hard truths about the impact of megatrends that have been...


Lessons From South Korea’s COVID-19 Outbreak: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
Justin Fendos, The Diplomat Where South Korea has succeeded – and where it has struggled – in containing the new epidemic. Read the full...


The New Phenomenon: “Mask Diplomacy”, how China and Japan have found a diplomatic opportunity
Cheng Li and Ryan McElveen, Brookings Institution Coronavirus has led many countries to only acting with self-interest, but has helped...


Areas for improvement in ASEAN multilateralism
Shawn Ho, The ASEAN Post Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plays a leading and central role in the region’s multilateralism...


Assar and Spahic held talks to improve bilateral cooperation between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Egypt
Sarajevo Times Egyptian Minister of Military Production Mohamed Saeed El Assar had talks on Tuesday with Ambassador of Bosnia and...


Why arms control is (almost) dead
Ulrich Kühn, Carnegie Europe The next arms control agreement will have to include more actors and weapons platforms across multiple...


At Center of Taliban Deal, a U.S. Envoy Who Made It Personal
Mujib Mashal and Lara Jakes, NYT | It seemed a thankless and impossible assignment: negotiating a deal with the Taliban that offers the...


Morocco, Mexico pledge to develop bilateral cooperation
Yahia Hatim, Morocco World News While relations between Mexico and Morocco have historically been marked by Mexico’s position on Western...


Top Global Risks of 2020: Regionalization & Isolation
Yasemin Zeisl, Global Risk Intel An increase in regionalization and isolation policies in the global arena could exacerbate trade wars,...
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