Trump’s Reliance on White Evangelicals, How COVID-19 Affects Policing, and More

April 8, 2020

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Their size, demographic makeup, and voting behaviors—along with their presence in swing states—make white evangelicals a unique voting group. Jason Husser argues that the support of this group will be essential to any Republican coalition in the fight for the White House.

“The coronavirus has the potential to alter not only global strategic balances of power, but also balances of power within the criminal underworld and between criminal groups and states.” Vanda Felbab-Brown explains what happens when police forces redeploy to urban areas and how criminal enterprises fill in the gaps in rural areas.

In March, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy fired his prime minister and reshuffled his cabinet, the parliament was torn between confronting COVID-19 and completing preconditions for the next IMF program, and controversy flared over the Donbas. Steven Pifer breaks down what happened and warns that this month will be even more difficult for Ukraine.

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