Analysis
Troubled Afghan peace process
A WIDELY asked question about Afghanistan today is whether Covid-19 would slow down or accelerate its tenuous peace process. The simple answer is that the stalled…
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Myanmar using pandemic cover to increase attacks on minorities
Myanmar’s military has substantially increased its attacks on ethnic minorities over the past month-and-a-half, killing dozens of civilians in shelling and airstrikes. The military is not…
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COVID-19 batters Bangladesh’s already struggling economy
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) hit Bangladesh at a point when its economy was already under stress. Except for remittance income, all major economic indicators were underperforming…
Analysis
America Has No Plan for the Worst-Case Scenario on Covid-19
It’s possible that we'll never get a vaccine or a breakthrough treatment. What then? In the midst of the constant up-and-down of coronavirus news, both from…
Analysis
Việt Nam’s wartime strategy successfully deployed for COVID-19 battle
Việt Nam recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of the country’s National Reunification and victory over a global superpower, but it has also been praised internationally in…
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Technocracy After COVID-19
Crisis management only blurs ever more the boundary between politics and technical expertise. Jonathan White “COVID-19 represents a new form of economic shock that cannot be…
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Is it possible to reform the United Nations?
The global governance system born in 1945 is not enough to face the challenges of the 21st century. Cristina Manzano A carpet at the entrance to…
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Coronavirus reveals the dread of a ‘non-polar’ world
The two great powers cannot lead and there is no persuasive coalition to replace them Janan Ganesh It would be tasteless to crown the geopolitical winner…
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Who’s right on COVID-19? The optimists or the pessimists?
Ted Williams was one of the greatest hitters baseball has ever seen, and his theories of how to succeed at the plate are still influential. He…
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Life after the pandemic
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic we have begun to analyse, forecast and speculate the impact on economies, societies, political systems, governance mechanisms, and on…