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Travel Ban On Certain Countries to Be Lifted On Nov. 8; Registration for 2023 Diversity Visa (Green Card) Lottery Now Open

The White House has announced the precise date that it will lift COVID-19-related travel bans that apply to international travelers from more than 30 countries. Starting Nov. 8, 2021, travel bans will be lifted for fully...more

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Contracting In The Fog Of War: Recovering Costs Caused By An Epidemic

Like the rest of the nation, and indeed the whole world, contractors today are fighting a war against an invisible enemy. As we observed in a previous post, responding to COVID-19 raises wartime contracting issues on the home...more

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Immigration and COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has labeled the COVID-19 virus a “public health emergency of international concern.” On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a “pandemic.” The ongoing...more

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Wuhan Coronavirus: Stay Alert, But Don’t Panic

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On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus a global health emergency. And, as reflected in the news, Chicago is the site where the first person-to-person transmission of...more

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Coronavirus Travel Restrictions

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus a global public health emergency and the U.S. State Department issued an advisory not to travel to China. On January 31, 2020, the President...more

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U.S. Announces China Coronavirus Travel Ban

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Late on Friday, January 31, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation (“the order”) barring entry to the United States for most foreign nationals who have visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC)...more

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Coronavirus Travel Ban Goes Into Effect

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On January 31, 2020, President Trump issued a "Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus." Citing the World Health Organization’s...more

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The Potential Impacts of the Nagoya Protocol on Global Public Health Research

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The State Department is initiating a public process to consider the implications of Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) regimes for global health and biomedical research. The Federal Register Notice announcing this initiative...more

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Africa Update - March 2016 #4

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Leading the News - Libya - On March 28th, Libya’s United Nations (U.N.)-backed unity government accused authorities in Tripoli of closing down the capital’s airspace to prevent it from travelling to Libya from...more

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Africa Update - March 2016 #3

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Leading the News - Republic of Congo - On March 20th, the Republic of Congo (ROC) held voting in a presidential election that was predicted to see President Denis Sassou Nguesso extend his three-decade rule....more

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Africa Update - March 2016 #2

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Leading the News - Cote d’Ivoire - On March 13th, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) gunmen armed with assault rifles stormed the beach hotels in Grand-Bassam, a region population with Ivoirian and Western...more

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Africa Update - February #3

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Leading the News - Burundi - On February 12th, the United Nations (U.N.) Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) (MINUSCA) announced its decision to repatriate three...more

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Africa Update - February 2016 #2

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Leading the News - Burundi - On February 5th, newly elected African Union (AU) Assembly Chairman and President of Chad Idriss Deby appointed a high-level delegation of five African heads of state to negotiate with...more

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Africa Update - February 2016

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Leading the News - Burundi - On January 29th, Burundian authorities released a British and a French journalist who were arrested during a sweep for rebels in flashpoint districts in Bujumbura. The U.S. and European...more

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Africa Update - January 2016 #4

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Leading the News - Burundi - On January 22nd, during a visit to Bujumbura, the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council met with Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza to advocate for peace talks and the deployment of...more

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Africa Update - January 2016 #3

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Leading the News - Burkina Faso - On January 15th, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for a string of attacks in Burkina Faso that took the lives of 29 civilians from at least seven...more

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Africa Update - December 2015 #3

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Leading the News - Libya: On December 11th, the new United Nations (U.N.) Special Representative for Libya Martin Kobler announced the parties to the country’s political dialogue process reached an agreement to...more

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Africa Update - December 2015

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Leading the News - Nigeria: On December 1st, the United Nations (U.N.) reported nearly 450 schools have reopened in Borno state, Nigeria since October after being closed for more than 18 months following the Boko...more

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Africa Update - November 2015 #2

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Leading the News: Egypt - On November 5th, U.S. President Barack Obama expressed his belief it was possible there was a bomb on board the Russian passenger jet that went down in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula last week....more

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Africa Update - October 2015 #4

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Leading the News - Tanzania: On October 25th, voters in Tanzania went to the polls to vote for a candidate to replace outgoing President Jakaya Kikwete, who was unable to run for a third term under the country’s...more

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Energy & Environment Update - October 2015 #4

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Energy and Climate Debate - Following a busy week for the Obama Administration during which it held several energy and climate events in anticipation of the international climate negotiations at the end of the year in...more

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Africa Update - October 2015 #3

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On October 17th, members of the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council urged all Libyan parties to endorse and sign the recently finalized political agreement for the creation of a Government of National Accord. The Security...more

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Africa Update - October 2015 #2

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Leading the News - Libya: On October 8th, The Washington Post provided an update on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) activities in Sirte, Libya. Since taking hold of Sirte earlier this year, ISIL...more

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Africa Update - October 2015

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Leading the News - Burkina Faso: On October 1st, authorities in Burkina Faso said General Gilbert Diendere, the leader behind a recent coup attempt in the country, was in the custody of security forces. According to...more

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Africa Update - September 2015 #5

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Leading the News - Burkina Faso: On September 25th, the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council issued a statement welcoming the reinstatement of President Michel Kafando and the transitional authorities of Burkina...more

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