Situation update
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Unlocking SME finance through credit guarantee schemes
CGSs can be leveraged to provide countercyclical financing to SMEs during an economic slowdown – like that of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis Mamun Rashid and Avirup…
Analysis
Yes, we need a global coronavirus inquiry, but not for petty political point-scoring
Paul Komesaroff, Ian Kerridge and Ross Upshur The US government’s call for an international inquiry into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has a clear political…
Analysis
Can The Liberal World Order Survive Another Four Years of Trump? Probably not. Here’s why.
Donald Trump’s critics have often charged him with ignorance and a lack of a strategic approach to foreign policy. This is a profound misunderstanding of the…
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From social solidarity to economic solidarity
COVID-19 has exposed the fallacious estrangement, alienation and segregation in social relations. As the contagion dispersed from local households to firms to the global sphere, distorted…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 16 May 2020
Analysis
Does Donald Trump Want to Be Re-Elected?
The president’s inattention to the coronavirus doesn’t suggest someone desperate to win in November. It’s becoming more and more obvious that President Donald Trump has simply…
Analysis
A dangerous gamble
THE sight of the multitudes thronging marketplaces and the stream of traffic choking the roads while the curve of Covid-10 cases continues to rise is frightening.…
Analysis
Seven mistakes politicians make when following ‘the science’
For anyone who watches the daily Covid-19 briefings, it is quite clear that too many of our politicians and journalists have little to no understanding of…
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COVID-19 and the Global Economic Recovery: Why We Should Be Thinking About “Doughnut Economics”
The world will never be the same once COVID-19 has run its full course, and in some ways that is not a bad thing. The virus…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 14 May 2020
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Let science lead: We need more leaders with science backgrounds
The current coronavirus pandemic is teaching us the importance of accurate scientific knowledge to guide political decisions. We are seeing how political leaders in Italy, Spain,…