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Opinion Has ItMay 5, 2020Michael Ignatieff & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss the emergence of authoritarian tendencies as countries race to combat the coronavirus.
Opinion Has ItMar 31, 2020Frank Snowden & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss how global health crises have restructured societies in the past, and what lessons we can take from them in dealing with COVID-19.
Opinion Has ItMar 3, 2020Joseph E. Stiglitz, et al.
take a hard look at widening inequality in the United States, and ask which policy proposals advanced by the 2020 Democratic candidates best address it.
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As a global problem that will remain a threat everywhere as long as it is still present anywhere, the novel coronavirus demands a collective and collaborative response. With a new COVID-19 Technology Access Pool to share data and intellectual property, all countries and companies now have a chance to become a part of the solution.
The Chinese government’s decision to impose a draconian new security law on the city has sparked a fresh wave of local protests and triggered hostile reactions around the world. The measure will have dramatic consequences for Hong Kong and its people – but potentially for China’s communist regime, too.
As the world enters a new decade, research and development into artificial intelligence is barreling forward. Although popular narratives tend to focus on the threats posed by AI, the truth is that many of the technology's dangers have been overhyped, and its promises neglected.
