War and isolation have corroded health care infrastructure, while obstructing the inflow of assistance.
- ICG
International actors should work with local and regional leaders to let life-saving aid through.
- What’s new?
Isolated and scarred by war, six de facto statelets that claim independence from successor states to the Soviet Union are acutely vulnerable to the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Why does it matter?
Immediate and long-term suffering will not only cost lives but could also harden…