Kate Sheehy, New York Post
Catherine Ngai et al, Bloomberg
Bruce Stokes, Chatham House
Foreign policy has rarely been a preeminent issue in US presidential elections. But the world has often been a foil for American politicians seeking to demonstrate to voters their toughness, their anti-cosmopolitanism and their nationalism. In 2016 Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great’ campaign followed that script. In 2020, his blaming of China for the coronavirus, his threat to defund the World Health Organization and his continued anti-trade, anti-immigrant, anti-NATO... Читать дальше...
Cristina Gallardo, Politico EU
Opposition refuses to engage amid mistrust of Pedro Sánchez’s intentions.
Mark Helprin, National Review
ifteen years before the coronavirus pandemic, I wrote a speech for a world-renowned physician who was coincidentally the majority leader of the United States Senate, and thus not without influence. He went, wholeheartedly, all-in, delivering it in the Senate, at Harvard Medical School’s most important annual lecture, at Davos, at the Bohemian Grove (where the only Bohemian to enthuse sufficiently to request a copy was Henry Kissinger), and elsewhere.
Kenneth Pollack, RealClearWorld
To paraphrase Winston Churchill, Iraq today is a disaster, wrapped in a catastrophe, inside a tragedy.
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John McLaughlin, Ozy
Abraham Denmark, War on the Rocks
Sharon Tennison et al, National Interest
Frida Ghitis, World Politics Review
During normal times, if the world’s petroleum producers announced an agreement to slash output, oil prices would immediately spike. During normal times, lower crude prices would boost economic growth. During normal times, low oil prices might be reason to celebrate. But if there is one fact we can agree on, it is that these are not normal times.
F. Cardoso et al, AQ
look at the ethics and economic imperatives of the pandemic, by a group of former Latin American presidents, former officials and distinguished scholars.
Hans Yue Zhu, Yale Global
Protectionists assign blame for the COVID-19 pandemic on the trade, travel and migration associated with globalization. This overlooks how globalization has delivered prosperity and benefits. Still, an interconnected world cannot avoid shared risks, and even the most protectionist nations struggle to shield themselves from crises, whether the global financial crisis of 2008 or climate change. The media and global health officials issued early warnings about the COVID-19... Читать дальше...
Uri Friedman, The Atlantic
Jacinda Ardern’s leadership style, focused on empathy, isn’t just resonating with her people; it’s putting the country on track for success against the coronavirus.
Denise Hruby, Foreign Policy
Under political and public pressure, Austria has begun to reopen the economy. Will that backfire?
Wandile Sihlobo, Project Syndicate
Mario Calvo-Platero, The Hill
Ignoring painful lessons from the disastrous response to the 2008-2009 financial crisis has become a habit for northern European countries. Betting against their own futures during the recent European Union finance ministers’ gathering, they rejected the idea of a Eurobond or any other new centralized intervention for the economic catastrophe brought by COVID-19 — something that is likely...
Jamil Anderlini, Financial Times
It is impossible to see this episode as anything but another disastrous own goal for Beijing
Nina Jankowicz & Rui Zhong, Wilson Center
