Holding Safe Elections, the Opioid Cri sis and Children’s Education, and More

April 14, 2020

“In the midst of these challenges we must keep our democracy open and functioning,” writes Elaine Kamarck. In her new piece, she outlines a checklist of things states should be doing right now to help prepare for an election in which the coronavirus is still affecting the nation.

Today at 2 PM ET, Kamarck, E.J. Dionne, and Tom Wheeler will discuss more ways to protect America’s upcoming elections during the pandemic. Watch live online.

Individuals with opioid substance-use disorder are often central to conversations on the opioid crisis, but the crisis also impacts another vulnerable class: children. In a new report, Rajeev Darolia and John Tyler take a deep dive on the connections between the opioid epidemic and education outcomes of children.

After months of United Nations-brokered talks and direct contacts between the parties failed to produce a durable truce and a political settlement, Saudi Arabia finally announced a unilateral cease-fire as a response to the spread of the coronavirus. Bruce Riedel explains the situation and why Saudi Arabia is pulling out of Yemen now.

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