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How the Pandemic Will Change EU-Russian Relations
The end of the current public health and economic crisis is nowhere in sight, but it’s already clear that both Moscow and Brussels will come out…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 08 July, 2020
Analysis
How America Lost the War on Covid-19
It wasn’t because of our culture; it was because of our leadership. Paul Krugman When did America start losing its war against the coronavirus? How did…
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Should the United States withdraw from the WTO
The joint effort by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) to withdraw the United States from the World Trade Organization (WTO) has run…
Analysis
How refugees’ COVID-19 problems can be eased
This year’s World Refugee Day, on June 20, highlighted the vulnerabilities and resilience of refugees around the world during a particularly challenging time, as they face…
Analysis
They’re protesting 400 years of brutal repression:Noam Chomsky
The United States is burning. A curfew has been imposed in several cities, while the uprisings in the streets of black and white protesters alike show…
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Why realism is the key to wellbeing – new research
Chris Dawson and David de Meza Life coaches and motivational speakers often treat positive thinking as the key to happiness. Self-help books tend to promote a…
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Covid-19 And Migrant Workers: Planning the return and reintegration of forced returnees
During the pandemic, forced return of migrants has become a major issue of concern for intergovernmental bodies and the global civil society engaged in migration issues.…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 07 July, 2020
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Who lost Hong Kong on June 30?
On June 30, a new national security law was enacted in Beijing and immediately enforced in Hong Kong. That was the day when the long-eroding fiction…
Analysis
How to Build a Post-Pandemic America
The case for a new federal agency to integrate our education system and workforce. Jamie Merisotis and Jesse O’Connell The Works Progress Administration (WPA), a federal…
Analysis
Italy after COVID-19 is increasingly unequal, but more cohesive and civic
A poorer country, but a more cohesive one. Post-lockdown Italy is a country shocked by the pandemic, but the heavy economic consequences have, in turn, awakened…