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Hong Kong democracy movement still in China's crosshairs

  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...

Beware of trying to "make China pay" for COVID-19

“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:...

WHO’s Failings: Time for a New UN Health Agency?

  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...

The G20 is a big deal again

“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...

Will this Black Swan make us stronger?

“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:...