Edna Seyhan, African Arguments
The pandemic is a real emergency and the perfect excuse for a power grab. We must monitor abuses and be ready to take back rights we’ve sacrificed.
Dambisa Moyo, Project Syndicate
Many companies emerged from the global crisis a decade ago with their reputations in tatters. But if private firms maintain the foresight, adaptability, and compassion that many have shown in recent weeks, they will emerge from this crisis having established their true value to the economies and communities they serve.
Daryl Kimball, Bulletin
Mac Margolis, Bloom. View
Latin America’s worst-hit virus victim also faces a deepening economic hole.
Aykan Erdemir & John Lechner, FP
Alastair Gill, Worldcrunch
MOSCOW — U.S. ballet dancer Julian Mackay and his brother Nicholas were settling into their seats on board Aeroflot Flight SU102 from Moscow to New York on April 3 when the cabin crew made an unexpected announcement: The flight was canceled.
Andrew Michta, The American Interest
It’s by now beyond clear that China is no partner to the United States. A difficult, but necessary, separation lies ahead.
Robert Kaplan, Washington Post
China and Russia are set to emerge from the covid-19 pandemic with comparative advantages over the United States. China’s state companies can bear the brunt of the economic shock, and its authoritarian system has allowed it to enact draconian quarantine policies. Russia, because of years of sanctions, has built some self-sufficiency into its economic model, with hundreds of billions of dollars of gold and hard currency reserves to help offset the decline in energy prices. Читать дальше...
