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Global quarantine IV

Macron reconsiders the value of public goods. In Ecuador and South Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic hits the most vulnerable

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Democracy, authoritarianism and crises

In theory, democracy should provide advantages in dealing with crises. But Covid-19 has shown that's not always the case

By Sheri Berman

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American bailouts, a tradition unlike any other

The US coronavirus relief bill is not a bailout for the coronavirus. It’s a bailout for twelve years of corporate irresponsibility

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East-Central Europe's revolt against imitation

Krastev and Holmes shed light on the rise of illiberalism in Europe's East, but ignore the damage caused by neoliberalism

By Eszter Kováts and Katerina Smejkalova

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Belarus’ unorthodox corona response

In Europe's ‘last dictatorship’, the government’s strategy isn’t just motivated by medical reasons

By Artyom Shraibman

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Economic health and public health aren't equal

Despite Covid-19, Trump wants to put people back to work as soon as possible. This just illustrates a perverted sense of priorities in our societies

By Michael Davies-Venn

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Global quarantine II

Singapore is a poster boy in the fight against Covid-19, while existing inequalities are exacerbated in Bulgaria and Colombia

By Mirco Günther and Helene Kortländer and Kristina Birke Daniels

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Emergency powers are a gift to Europe’s autocrats

In Hungary, open-ended restrictions to combat Covid-19 may imperil democracy. The EU must show its ability to react

By Paul Hockenos

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How corona broke the system

The corona crisis sends shockwaves through political, economic and social systems. The status quo simply cannot continue

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Global quarantine

How do other countries react to the outbreak of the coronavirus? Dispatches from Russia, Vietnam and Argentina