This paper is part of the 18-month research project Raising the Bar: Enhancing transatlantic governance of disaster relief and preparedness which is undertaken jointly by the Global Public Policy Institute, Berlin and the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University, Washington D.C. The project is financed by the European Commission and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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