Mary A. Shiraef comes to the table to discuss her research on border closures during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as her research on Albania. Interestingly enough, closing international borders did... not have an outsized impact on COVID transmission, and didn't lead to a reduction in spread. Interested to know more? Check out the whole episode!Mary A. Shiraef is a&nbsp;Ph.D. Candidate&nbsp;in comparative politics and political&nbsp;theory. Her work examines identity transmission outcomes of border policies, especially in authoritarian settings. Questions? Reach out at: <a href="mailto:info@perchperspectives.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">info@perchperspectives.com</a>Links:Mary's research can be found <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-021-01031-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.Subscribe to the Perch Pod Newsletter <a href="https://perchperspectives.com/reports/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here</a>Check out LatamPolitik <a href="https://latampolitik.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>!Socials-Twitter: @<a href="https://twitter.com/PerchSpectives" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PerchSpectives</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/perch-perspectives/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Perch Perspectives</a>Website: <a href="https://perchperspectives.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://perchperspectives.com/</a>

44: Ambassador Lewis Lucke

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