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THING Tank: Introducing Converging Communities

Low-cost and open source hardware can change how science happens. A new Science and Technology Innovation Program (STIP) initiative is exploring how this powerful technology interacts with communities.

A Conversation with President Laurentino Cortizo of Panama

Citing progress on issues including migration, organized crime, and drugs, President Cortizo noted that Panama’s “relationship with the U.S. is a very good relationship. It is a strategic relationship—obviously—and operational.”

Spring 2021

Bringing the World Home

Riley Jones, MD, shares the story of his year battling COVID-19 in the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital’s unit for acute and ICU-overflow patients: “COVID has highlighted how quickly a rich country can become resource-poor.”

China’s Soft Power Projection in Africa

Wilson Center Fellow Maria Repnikova observes that “China is now the number one training destination for African elites, including journalists. A thousand {African journalists] are trained there every year.”

At the Crossroads: COVID-19, Racism, and Disinformation

“When America has experienced fear,” says Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), “minority communities have been scapegoated.”

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