Jonah Goldberg, The Dispatch
Actually, it doesn’t really mean that. But the Chinese symbol for crisis doesn’t mean opportunity either. But Westerners have been claiming otherwise for a long time that even some people in China misuse the word weiji themselves.
A. Kim & T. Miller, TNI
The TAIPEI Act, although introduced in Congress last year, is especially relevant in the context of the current global health crisis. Taiwan has had remarkable success in dealing with the coronavirus, with fewer than three-hundred confirmed cases and just two deaths as of March 28
Rich Lowry, National Review
This is the country that threatened to cut off our supply of medicines and plunge the U.S. into ‘the mighty sea of coronavirus.
Jeff Israely, Worldcrunch
Boris Johnson Taken To Intensive Care: It's a headline that stands out among the non-stop flow of disturbing coronavirus news flashes. We already knew the 55-year-old British Prime Minister had been infected two weeks ago, and even Sunday's news that he was being brought to the hospital with a persistent fever was presented as routine testing.
Hugo Rifkind, Times of London
However much you mistrust politicians it’s impossible not to feel for the ministers who have to manage this nightmare
R. Haass, For. Affairs
Not Every Crisis Is a Turning Point
Atlantic Anchors
Will Hickey, Yale Global
urges. “Nothing would assuage world markets right now more than orderly depreciation of the US dollar, with stabilization and appreciation of other currencies
Amelia Cheatham, CFR
Local officials are taking measures on their own to stop the spread of the coronavirus, as President Jair Bolsonaro downplays the crisis.
Marisa Von Bulow, Carnegie
As Brazilian politicians argue over how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, civil society organizations from the country’s slums have come together to educate and advocate for their communities. But they cannot do it alone.
Robert Goldston, Bulletin
On March 3, 2020, the new director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, released two important reports. The first was the IAEA’s regular quarterly report on Iran’s compliance with the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), colloquially called the Iran nuclear deal. That report details the rapid growth of Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium over the last several months. After respecting the constraints of the JCPOA for three years... Читать дальше...
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Iran has sufficient funds in its five escrow accounts to use on pharmaceuticals and on anything it needs to address health concerns in the country.
Kali Robinson, CFR
At the outset of 2020, the conflict in Idlib province was emerging as the worst humanitarian crisis of Syria’s nine-year war. Now, the coronavirus pandemic has made relief efforts even more difficult.
Martin Skold, The American Interest
COVID-19 could accelerate America’s decline as a superpower. But we are not powerless to avert the worst-case scenario.
Francesco Giubilei, Amer. Cons.
As economic aid from Brussels is debated and delayed, millions of Mediterraneans are already questioning the European project.
Stephen Bartholomeusz, SMH
Steffen Klusmann, Spiegel
The German government's rejection of eurobonds is selfish, small-minded and cowardly. Existing mechanisms will not be enough to contain the crisis we are facing. We need to act now.
Heather Conley, CSIS
