by editor | May 14, 2020 | Geopolicy
By Dr. Alexander Görlach, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs The aim is for Hong Kong to be like every other city in China: under the complete control of the Communist Party. Since the return of the former crown colony to the...
by editor | May 12, 2020 | Geopolicy
“It Would Be Great to “Make China Pay” for COVID-19, But the Price Could Be High” By Doug Bandow, courtesy of the Cato Institute Many of us hoped that economic liberalization in China would encourage political reform. The country did change dramatically:...
by editor | May 5, 2020 | Geopolicy
By Roger Bate, AEI President Trump has halted funds to the World Health Organization (WHO). Undoubtedly he is looking to avoid blame for a slow U.S. government response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the tens of thousands of US deaths. But he also has a point. We...
by editor | May 3, 2020 | Geopolicy, Top Page Links
“The revived centrality of the G20” By Suman Bery and Sybrand Brekelmans, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute A series of summits of governments and international financial institutions took place in April. Much was expected of these. They were seen as the...
by editor | Apr 24, 2020 | Geopolicy
By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor COVID-19: It’s all we talk about, on the cable news, and in our 6-foot socially-distanced prison walks around our silent neighborhoods. And in nearly every conversation comes the intellectual shrug, “who could have seen...
by editor | Apr 13, 2020 | Geopolicy, Top Page Links
“The corona shock: the virus, an almost black swan and a changed world” By Prof. Dr. Henning Vöpel, courtesy of HWWI The ultimate system shock For a globalized and permissive society it is the ultimate, the greatest conceivable state of emergency:...