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A Special Section of The Washington Diplomat
July 2019
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VOLUME 26, NUMBER 07
Vacation Vaccinations
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North Africa
Factions Push Libya to Brink Of Civil War
With fighting continuing to rage in the outskirts of Tripoli, Libya’s current civil war shows no signs of abating, as a lethal combination of outside interests and internal grievances fuels further destruction. PAGE 4
Summer? Get Your Measles
s Europe deals with its biggest measles outbreaks since the 1990s, U.S. health officials are urging travelers to be up to date on vaccinations. In 2018, European countries 26 | THE WASHINGTON DIPLOMAT
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reported more than 83,500 measles cases, including 74 deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) A majority of cases were in Ukraine, but Serbia, France, Italy, Greece, Russia and
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Georgia were all hard hit as well. And in just the first two months of this year, WHO said that more than 34,300 measles cases were reported across the European region.
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Finns consistently rank among the happiest people on the
planet, but even the happiest people have their problems.
Whether it’s differences with the U.S. on the Arctic, main-
taining a middle-of-the-road relationship with Russia or
keeping the European Union on a steady course as they assume the EU presidency
this month, the Finns take Europe
Some of Europe Finds Kindred Spirit in Trump
Dogged by concerns about democratic backsliding, Central and Eastern Europe has found an ideological cheerleader in President Trump, who has undertaken a vigorous re-engagement with allies such as Hungary and Poland. PAGE 12
Culture
Vietnam Through Eyes of Artists
While the blunders of the Vietnam War have been extensively documented, a new exhibition sheds a different light on the conflict. PAGE 30
a low-key, practical approach to solving their problems. PAGE 17
FINNISH SENSIBILITY North America
Diplomatic Spouses
NAFTA 2.0 Not #1 With Democrats
Showing the True Colors of Botswana
Amid the tariff battle with Mexico over the border and looming elections in the U.S. and Canada, NAFTA’s replacement has been relegated to the sidelines, but the clock is ticking on the deal as Democrats go toe to toe with Trump on its ratification. PAGE 8
Changu Mazana and her husband, Botswanan Ambassador David Newman, are among the rare interracial ambassadorial couples in D.C., although Mazana says that back home, color is not an issue and racial harmony is the norm. PAGE 31