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Fear of a fragile planet
COVID-19 has overnight destroyed the old divide between the fragile, mostly developing countries of the global South and the supposedly stable, mostly rich countries of the…
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Corona, fear and politics: The democratic discourse in a state of emergency
In the corona crisis, quite a few seem to be ready to forego the freedoms that are loved and necessary. We must not silently watch the…
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Can the government turn a chaotic start into a good end?
CONTRARY to the common belief that the Bangladesh government has been least prepared and that its responses to COVID-19 have been ad hoc and impulsive, it…
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Who will fight the war of General Coronavirus?
As the pandemic is ravaging the whole world, exacting a historic toll on economies and societies, it is no time to draw conclusions but high time…
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How Terrorist Groups Will Try to Capitalize on the Coronavirus Crisis
Extremists from across the political spectrum have been exploiting COVID-19. Violent extremists capitalize on a crisis: These events open up the political space for them to…
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Shutdown economy
When enterprises cannot work and consumers cannot consume, a recession is inevitable. The measures taken to neutralize the triple economic shock have not yet helped: economists…
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Coronavirus could offer EU chance for much-needed reform
Given the panic enveloping the globe, let us logically think through the political risk ramifications of the coronavirus. The basic, Platonic question that first needs decisively…
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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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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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Get Ready, A Bigger Disruption Is Coming
The Covid-19 pandemic reflects a systemic crisis akin to the seminal crashes of the 20th century. Pankaj Mishra As global supply chains break, airlines slash flights,…
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China’s secrecy has made the coronavirus crisis much worse
For eight years, China’s President Xi Jinping has trumpeted his country’s increasingly authoritarian system as a grand model for other developing countries to follow. No doubt,…
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A Made-in-China Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic should be a wake-up call for a world that has accepted China’s lengthening shadow over global supply chains for far too long. Only…