How are young tertiary students that work faring in the wake of COVID-19?
By Patrick Vakaoti “Working students should not be in a position to choose finding work over their education.” COVID-19 marks a significant generational moment for young people. The world as they knew it was transformed as countries went into lockdown,...
A death in the family
By Geoff Kemp “I saw my father alive, dead, and buried, the threefold process that’s at once so ordinary and so extraordinary, and tragically has become more ordinary in the UK in these extraordinary times.” I made three journeys to Britain and back as...
How can we adapt anticorruption enforcement to an age of populism and polarization?
By Haggai Porat Shortly after the U.S. Senate acquitted President Clinton in 1999, he apologized for triggering the impeachment process. President Trump, in contrast, declared that his acquittal called for “a day of celebration,” and immediately started firing White...
How can we rebuild our economies fairly post-COVID?
By Ilan Noy Rich and poor don’t recover equally from epidemics. Rebuilding fairly will be a global challenge. Since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, disaster recovery plans are almost always framed with aspirational plans to “build back better”. It’s a fine sentiment...
Bolsonaro’s handling of COVID-19 in Brazil is a disaster: “So What?”
By Genaro Oliveira When Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll passed China’s some days ago, a local reporter asked Jair Bolsonaro his thoughts on the morbid figures. The president’s first answer “So what?” When Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll passed China’s some days ago, a local...
What is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Turkey and its “corona diplomacy”?
By Ayca Arkilic Looming economic problems have not prevented Ankara from showcasing its soft power and engaging in “corona diplomacy.” Turkey announced its first case of coronavirus on 11 March 2020. According to the Turkish Ministry of Health, as of 25 May 2020,...
Why are COVID-19 infection rates so different across countries?
By Philip Hill One of the interesting features of the COVID-19 pandemic is the different incidence rates of the disease and the different mortality percentages, across countries. There are several possible reasons for this. Firstly, the capacity and policies around...
Is the Italian economy ready to re-start after the lockdown?
By Stefano Riela The lockdown, introduced at the beginning of March to contain the spread of Covid-19, has been an economic nightmare for the country. In the last weeks Venice has been unusually quiet even in its canals, now revealing a multichromatic sea life. That...
How has COVID-19 shone a light on long-present educational inequalities?
By Nina Hood With the mass shift to online and distance learning, both in New Zealand and around the world, a spotlight has been shone on the inequalities that exist within education. With the mass shift to online and distance learning, both in New Zealand and around...Subscribe by Email
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