Important provisions of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could expire due to partisan divisions, threatening a widely successful initiative; libraries take part in U.S. Banned Books Week in the face of a rising censorship movement; Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election amid concerns that pro-Russia parties will gain power; and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Syrian President ​​Bashar al-Assad announce a partnership.

Mentioned on the Podcast

Michelle Gavin, “PEPFAR at Twenty,” CFR.org

“Let Freedom Read Day,” BannedBooksWeek.org

Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow, “How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts,” CFR.org

More Perfect, WNYC Studios

The Coldest Cast in Laramie, Serial Productions

The Rewatchables, The Ringer

Peter Wehner, “The Republican Betrayal of PEPFAR,” The Atlantic

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/pepfar-reauthorization-struggle-banned-books-week-slovakia-democracy-test-and-more