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This week, Ben speaks to\u00a0Charles Clift\u00a0from the Global Health Programme about the WHO’s communication challenges around the coronavirus. They explore how pandemics are defined, and the implications of when the announcement was made.\u00a0Then Agnes meets\u00a0Ma<\/a>x Fras<\/a>\u00a0to find out how former Georgian President Mikheil\u00a0Saakashvili has gained political office in Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Undercurrents is a new podcast series from Chatham House.<\/a> Agnes Frimston and Ben Horton interview Chatham House experts about the critical underlying issues which are shaping modern society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chatham House is an independent policy institute based in London. Our mission is to help build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Credits:
Speakers: Charles Clift, Max Fras
Hosts: Agnes Frimston, Ben Horton
Sound Editor: Jamie Reed
Producer: Ben Horton
Recorded and produced at Chatham House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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