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The Arab states need to be completely honest about coronavirus
At the beginning of this month, pro-Assad journalist Rafiq Lutf wrote on Twitter that he had discovered many people infected with the coronavirus in Syria. He…
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The Imitation Games That Authoritarians Play
The subtlest way to undermine democracy is to fake it. Aryeh Neier In their book The Light That Failed, Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes tell a…
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Covid-19: The era of perpetual emergency and the emerging new normal?
Little did we know on the night of December 31, 2019 that we were about to begin not only a new year but a new epoch…
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The Cost of This Pandemic Must Not Bankrupt the People
The global pandemic of COVID-19 has spread to almost every country on the planet earth. The virus will take many lives, disrupt communities and institutions, and…
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How corona broke the system
The corona crisis sends shockwaves through political, economic and social systems. The status quo simply cannot continue. Marc Saxer No one knows how long the pandemic…
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An opportunity to change international higher education?
The COVID-19 epidemic has struck a blow to physical mobility worldwide. Notices about institutional closures, social distancing and self-quarantining have compelled us all to part ways…
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India’s descent from a 50-50 to a 30-70 democracy
Our democracy was always imperfect and flawed. It was the Congress which, when in power, first politicised the police and civil services, first destabilised elected state…
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Rohingya refugee camps a Covid-19 time bomb
Health officials say Bangladesh's overcrowded and unsanitary camps are dangerously prone to a coronavirus outbreak Bertil Lintner As Bangladesh confirms its first Covid-19 death, fears are…
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WHO’s Coronavirus Response: A wake-up call or missed call?
We are passing through critical times. The world has never seen such gloom and uncertainty since the World War II. Despite its technological progress, especially in…
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China Marshals 4IR Technologies to Contain COVID-19
The Chinese National Health Commission has announced that COVID-19 epidemic has peaked and plateaued, but people have been warned not to be complacent amid risks of…
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Banks Pressure Health Care Firm to Raise Prices on Critical Drugs, Medical Supplies cor Coronavirus
IN RECENT WEEKS, investment bankers have pressed health care companies on the front lines of fighting the novel coronavirus, including drug firms developing experimental treatments and…
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In post-US Afghanistan, what are India’s options?
New Delhi has to move beyond its wait and watch policy The peace deal reached between the United States and the Taliban on February 29 in…