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EPISODE · Sep 29, 2023 · 32 MIN

PEPFAR Reauthorization Struggle, Banned Books Week, Slovakia Democracy Test, and More

from The World Next Week · host Council on Foreign Relations

Important provisions of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could expire due to partisan divisions, threatening a widely successful initiative; libraries take part in U.S. Banned Books Week in the face of a rising censorship movement; Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election amid concerns that pro-Russia parties will gain power; and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Syrian President ​​Bashar al-Assad announce a partnership.   Mentioned on the Podcast   Michelle Gavin, “PEPFAR at Twenty,” CFR.org   “Let Freedom Read Day,” BannedBooksWeek.org   Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow, “How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts,” CFR.org   More Perfect, WNYC Studios   The Coldest Cast in Laramie, Serial Productions   The Rewatchables, The Ringer   Peter Wehner, “The Republican Betrayal of PEPFAR,” The Atlantic   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/pepfar-reauthorization-struggle-banned-books-week-slovakia-democracy-test-and-more 

Important provisions of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could expire due to partisan divisions, threatening a widely successful initiative; libraries take part in U.S. Banned Books Week in the face of a rising censorship movement; Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election amid concerns that pro-Russia parties will gain power; and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Syrian President ​​Bashar al-Assad announce a partnership.   Mentioned on the Podcast   Michelle Gavin, “PEPFAR at Twenty,” CFR.org   “Let Freedom Read Day,” BannedBooksWeek.org   Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow, “How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts,” CFR.org   More Perfect, WNYC Studios   The Coldest Cast in Laramie, Serial Productions   The Rewatchables, The Ringer   Peter Wehner, “The Republican Betrayal of PEPFAR,” The Atlantic   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/pepfar-reauthorization-struggle-banned-books-week-slovakia-democracy-test-and-more

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