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Passengers wear face masks as they wait for an S-Bahn commuter train on the platform at Friedrichstrasse station during lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Berlin, Germany on February 5, 2021.

"No-COVID" Germany: Launching a Policy Debate in a Complex Political Environment

by Ilona Kickbusch, Maximilian Mayer

This new strategy proposal adheres to the principle that every infection is one too many

Governance
U.S. President Donald J. Trump swings a wooden baseball bat, celebrating a new jobs report, as he attends a "Spirit of America Showcase" event at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2020. The photo shows the president hamming it up with people staffing booths and swinging a red bat. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Midsummer for the Season—But Not the Coronavirus

by William A. Haseltine

A case in poor leadership, the U.S. containment strategy has lacked clarity, consistency, credibility, and compassion

Residents wearing face masks queue for nucleic acid testings in Wuhan, the Chinese city hit hardest by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Hubei province, China May 16, 2020. The photo shows what appears to be a family through the hole of a plastic barricade. REUTERS/Aly Song
Governance

Ten Million Tests in Ten Days

by Yanzhong Huang

Inside Wuhan’s massive COVID-19 testing campaign, which China is expected to repeat elsewhere—just not with antibodies

In a country that didn't lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, a sign assures people that the bar is open during the COVID-19 outbreak—outside a pub in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 26, 2020. Picture Shows two side-by-side chalk placards in front of a restaurant advertising a happy hour inside. One of the signs reads, "I assure you WE'RE OPEN." REUTERS/Colm Fulton
Governance

Separated by a Common Infection

by Amar Bhidé, Leif Pagrotsky

A mess of coronavirus responses—from Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, and the U.S. federal government to U.S. states

George Washington is seen with a printed medical mask on the one-dollar bill near fifty-Euro banknotes in this illustration created during the coronavirus pandemic on March 31, 2020. The photo shows a bunch of paper money, dollars and euros, with a blue surgical-style mask on one of the bills. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Governance

Coronavirus in Europe: Who If Not Us?

by Ilona Kickbusch, Susan Bergner

Can the EU balance internal recovery with geopolitical influence and lift its gaze towards the international sphere?

A boiler stack at the Sugar Cane Growers cooperative in Belle Glade, Florida on January 6, 2010. The image shows a large smokestack belching out black billows and blocking the cloudy sky.
Governance

COVID-19 Is Smoke and Mirrors—What Matters Is International Law

by Ilona Kickbusch

Health is political, and the best political choice at the moment would be to strengthen WHO's legal power—not destroy it

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, and French President Emmanuel Macron all giving recent press briefings on COVID-19. The composite photo shows the four leaders speaking variously at podiums in their countries. REUTERS/Michel Kappeler/Markku Ulander(Lehtikuva)/Kevin Lamarque/Loic Venance
Governance

What We Talk About When We Talk About Coronavirus

by Roopa Dhatt, Ilona Kickbusch

A gendered and political analysis of world leaders’ COVID-19 pandemic statements in March 2020

Volunteers take a break as they set up beds inside the Novi Sad Fair to accommodate people who suffer mild symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Novi Sad, Serbia, March 27, 2020. This is a striking image of two people resting on the edge of plain metal bed frames in a large space in which many, many more bed frames are placed. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Trade

EU: Strongly United for Health—Deeply Divided on the Economy

by Ilona Kickbusch, Susan Bergner

Lock-step solidarity during COVID-19 pandemic is challenged by policy questions within and "mask diplomacy" from abroad

The Grand Canal is seen after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown on the north of Italy including Venice to try to contain a coronavirus outbreak, in Venice, Italy on March 9, 2020. The image shows the iconic canal with almost no boats, just a single gondola. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
Migration

The Big European Shut Down

by Ilona Kickbusch, Susan Bergner

COVID-19 pandemic reflects the EU’s powerlessness to act coherently on health matters—but it also reveals a path forward

A tourist takes a picture of an image of Mona Lisa with a protective face mask after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Barcelona, Spain on March 6, 2020. The photo shows a man with dark hair and a black cap taking a cell phone photo of a likeness of Da Vinci's most famous painting with Mona wearing a mask. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Governance

Much at Stake as EU Battles COVID-19

by Ilona Kickbusch

Does Europe have the will to unite as one and protect global health around the world, or will national politics prevail?

Famous singer and social activist Bono attends a Senate Appropriations State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee hearing on foreign assistance in Washington D.C. on April 12, 2016. The photo shows Bono at a long table with several rows of chairs behind him. The chairs are filled with people who appear to be laughing. The REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Governance

How to Tackle Global Problems in an Age of Populism

by Chris Collins, Mark P. Lagon

Appetites for investment do exist today to define achievable goals, apply effective tools, and solve global challenges