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Fletcher student Polina Beliakova analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the current and future power of Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggesting that Putin “is only as strong as his current system allows.”

Friedman’s Renata Micha is co-author of the 2020 Global Nutrition Report that has found significant inequalities in nutrition outcomes within countries and populations of the world’s food system. Micha is quoted saying, "good nutrition is an essential defense strategy to protect populations against epidemics, relieve the burden on our health systems, and ultimately save lives."

Dan Drezner envisions what the future of world politics will look like post-COVID-19, via his Washington Post column.

Fletcher's Bhaskar Chakravorti shares takeaways from his new research initiative, “Imagining a Digital Economy for All 2030,” which is analyzing the characteristics of 42 countries and the “social distance readiness” of their economies in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Fletcher student Robert Bell co-authors this piece exploring how transatlantic allies should plan for war despite having "different visions of how or with whom it might be fought."

As the coronavirus forces factories to shut down, what is the obligation of Western retailers to the workers who make their garments?

Fletcher’s Karen Jacobsen and Friedman's Charles Simpson compiled these stories from global refugees about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fletcher's Bhaskar Chakravorti and Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi discuss new research, done in collaboration with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, that analyzes the “social distance readiness” of the economies of 42 countries in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including the strength of internet infrastructures and key digital platforms and payment systems.

Fletcher's Dan Drezner explores how COVID-19 has brought the Beltway and American public together on their view of China as a threat.