March 11, 2020
Global Impact of Covid-19; The Oil War Begins; A False Peace; Greece's Migrant Crisis; Power in Numbers; The Fight for Justice Around the World; and Women in Leadership
" When the virus is out there, the population has no immunity and no therapy exists, then 60% to 70% of the population will be infected. The process has to be focused on not overburdening the health system by slowing the virus’s spread...it’s about winning time.”

-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel, at a Berlin press conference Wednesday morning, March 11.
Global Impact of Covid-19
“ The Global Economic Impacts of COVID-19” Stephanie Segal and Dylan Gerstel -- Center for Strategic and International Studies, March 11, 2020

“ The Coronavirus Is Exposing the Limits of Populism” Thomas Wright and Kurt Campbell -- Brookings, March 5, 2020

“ Italy Orders Total Lockdown Over Coronavirus” Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli -- Politico, March 10, 2020 

“ A Stress Test for Public Health Systems” Jim O’Neill -- Project Syndicate, March 9, 2020

“ Iran Has Far More Coronavirus Cases Than It Is Letting On” Graeme Wood -- The Atlantic, March 9, 2020

“ Coronavirus Sickens Turkish-Iraqi Trade” Mahmut Bozarslan -- Al-Monitor, March 6, 2020
The Oil War Begins
“ Saudi Arabia and Russia Feud Over Coronavirus Oil Response: Will Everyone Lose?” David Werner -- Atlantic Council, March 11, 2020

“ Why This Oil Crash Is Different” Jason Bordoff -- Foreign Policy, March 11, 2020

“ The Oil Market Meltdown and Its Global Impact” David McHugh -- Associated Press, March 9, 2020 

“ The Oil Price War Is Turning Into a Debt War” David Fickling -- Bloomberg, March 8, 2020
A False Peace

“ Counterterrorism Expert Explains U.S.-Taliban Peace Deal” Scott Simon and Seth Jones -- National Public Radio, March 7, 2020

“ The Almost Peace Deal” Mujib Mashal -- New York Times, March 6, 2020

“ The U.S. War in Afghanistan” Zachary Laub; Kevin Lizarazo; Jeremy Sherlick -- Council on Foreign Relations, March 5, 2020 
Greece's Migrant Crisis
“ Greece Denies Report of Secret 'Black Site' for Migrants Near Turkish Border” George Georgiopoulos; Luke Baker; Gareth Jones -- Reuters, March 11, 2020

“ ‘We Are Like Animals’: Inside Greece’s Secret Site for Migrants” Matina Stevis-Gridneff; Patrick Kingsley; Haley Willis; Sarah Almukhtar -- New York Times, March 10, 2020 

“ EU to Take in Some Child Migrants Stuck in Greece” BBC News, March 9, 2020
Power in Numbers
“ The United States’ Current and Future Relationship With the United Nations” David Whineray -- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, March 6, 2020 
 
“ The Silent Power of the Moderate Majority” David Stadelmann -- WorldCrunch, March 4, 2020 
The Fight for Justice Around the World
“ Secret Witnesses in MH17 Trial Face ‘Genuine Threat’ of Being Murdered by Russia” Bevan Shields -- The Sydney Morning Herald, March 11, 2020

“ UN Investigator Wants Myanmar Brought Before International Criminal Court” Lisa Schlein -- Voice of America, March 10, 2020 

“ ASEAN Must Do More to Help the Rohingyas” Kasit Piromya -- The Diplomat, March 9, 2020 

“ Dubai Ruler Organized Kidnapping of His Children, UK Court Rules” Owen Bowcott and Haroon Siddique -- The Guardian, March 5, 2020

“ Securing Women’s Property Rights in Kenya” Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu -- Human Rights Watch, March 7, 2020 
Women in Leadership
“ The Fratboys Vying to Succeed Angela Merkel” Constanze Stelzenmüller -- Brookings, March 5, 2020