IIP Project Assistant Patrick McGrath spoke with Prof. Dr. Heinz Gärtner (IIP, University of Vienna) on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on US domestic and foreign policy, including US-China relations, the Trump administration's response, the upcoming presidential elections, and the prospects for Democratic Party.

Director of the IIP Stephanie Fenkart spoke with Ofer Zalzberg of the Crisis Group's Arab-Israel Project on the direct health consequences of the covid-19 pandemic for Israel and Palestine.

Marylia Hushcha, research assistant at the IIP talked to Artyom Shraibman on April, 17th 2020 about the current situation with Covid-19 in Belarus and its implications for domestic and foreign policy.

The IIP’s Western Balkan Initiative experts weigh in on the current COVID-19 situation in their respective countries and current political developments, including the opening of accession negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania and the collapse of the new government in Kosovo.

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Heinz Gärtner discusses the political consequences of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the Tiroler Tageszeitung.