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Ukraine has an ambition plan: vaccinate 70% of its population by the end of the year. Editor Evando Thompson looks at what's slowing it down compared to other European countries. NYU Center for European and Mediterranean Studies http://nyta.us//ukraine-continues-to-lag-behind-its-europ/

The French Senate passed two amendments that curb Muslim women's right to wear the hijab. Now, people are taking to Tik Tok and other social media platforms to protest. More here from Emmy Freedman: NYU Center for European and Mediterranean Studies https://nyta.us//french-amendments-threaten-muslim-womens/

In 2017, E.V. Letgers joined the 10 million Americans living abroad and moved to Coimbra, Portugal. Editor Harrison Kass caught up with her on what life as an ex-pat is like. NYU Center for European and Mediterranean Studies. Read more here: http://nyta.us//ramble-on-a-conversation-with-an-american/

Last week, Turkey announced it would leave a treaty that intended to curb domestic violence toward women. Now, people are taking to the streets in Izmir and Istanbul to protest. Editor Evando Thompson discusses what's to come: http://nyta.us//turkeys-exit-from-domestic-violence-treat/

UK PM Boris Johnson and French PM Jean Castex rolled up their sleeves on Friday and got their first jabs of the AstraZeneca vaccine in an effort to restore public confidence in it. Editor Emmy Freedman discusses the implications in this week's article. NYU Center for European and Mediterranean Studies https://nyta.us//astrazeneca-vaccine-injections-resume-in/

In the heat of election season and turmoil in Eastern Europe, assistant editor Evando Thompson shows why a Georgian election should matter to Americans. This past week, Thompson interviewed the moderator of a panel discussion hosted by Columbia University’s Harriman Institute on the significance of the Georgian election. Read about the potential reshaping of Georgia's democracy here: http://nyta.us//with-pivotal-october-election-georgia-see/

With the presidential election right around the corner, editor assistant Harrison Kass looks into President Trump and Vice President Biden's approaches to NATO. Find out more in this week's article: http://nyta.us/2020/10/05/can-any-nation-stand-alone/

In this episode of our podcast series Jet Lag, editor-in-chief Susanne Schweitzer looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has been reshaping Europe’s political landscape. Joining the discussion is Christian Martin, the Max Weber Visiting Chair in German and European Studies at NYU’s Center for European and Mediterranean studies. He was with us in mid-April and helps assess how the situation has shifted over the last few months. http://nyta.us//jet-lag-season-3-episode-2-covid-19-and-t/

In his new piece, Assistant Editor Evando Thompson looked into the possibility of a safe airway between London and New York. The US and UK governments hope to put the quarantine-free travel initiative into practive before 2021. http://nyta.us//09/21/the-prospect-of-quarantine-free-tra/

Assistant Editor Harrison Kass evaluates US policy towards Russia. In this commentary, Harrison considers whether Russia is a legitimate security threat worthy of intense concern. https://nyta.us/2020/09/14/in-the-burning-heart/

The NYTA is back from its summer break! We're starting off our new Jet Lag podcast season with an episode on the current debate within the European sex industry. Tune in to hear Zijia Eleanor Song discuss the contentious definition of human trafficking with Anna Zobina, the chair of the European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW), and Luca Stevenson, coordinator at the International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe (ICRSE). http://nyta.us//jet-lag-season-3-episode-1-debate-within-/

The NYTA editors put together a list of trips we want to take after the coronavirus pandemic and quarantine ends. https://nyta.us/2020/04/06/travel-escapes/

Do you want a coronavirus update/explainer and still receive at least some positive news? Check out deputy editor Susanne Schweitzer's article on the effects of COVID-19 in Italy, and how Italians have been using this crisis to unite and find hope in unique ways. http://nyta.us/2020/03/23/everything-will-be-all-right/

Yuri Shchekochikhin, who died in 2003 under strange circumstances, is one of a long list of Russian journalists who have died investigating issues that powerful people wanted to keep hidden. Read more in our latest article about the documentary "Yuri Shchekochikhin: His Life in Words and Deeds."

ICYMI: Dominos plans to open over 800 locations in Italy by 2030. Mama Mia! That's a lot of pizza!

With the humanitarian crisis happening currently in Idlib, Syria, more migrants and asylum seekers will be looking for refuge in Europe, but the EU doesn't seem to have a plan. Read more on this here:

Angela Merkel‘s designated successor Anne Kramp-Karrenbauer stepped down from her position as party leader and hence as potential Chancellor candidate. Find out what Germany‘s unstable political landscape looks like now. http://nyta.us//02/17/reshaping-germanys-centrist-politics/

The UK is set to leave the EU on Jan. 31, but what lead to Britain's final exit and what will happen next? Find out in our newest article by deputy editor Susanne Schweitzer. http://nyta.us/2020/01/28/what-kind-of-exit-is-brexit/