Coronavirus (COVID-19) Politics and International Relations

Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel CDU am 16. April 2021 mit einer FFP2 Maske im Bundestag waehrend der ersten Lesung zum Bevölkerungsschutzgesetz und der Verschaerfung des Infektionsschutzgesetzes. Bundestag zum Infektionsschutzgesetz *** Chancellor Angela Merkel CDU on 16 April 2021 with a FFP2 mask in the Bundestag during the first reading of the population protection law and the tightening of the infection protection law Bundestag to the infection protection law No Use Switzerland. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use Austria

Germany

The singular chancellor: The Merkel model and its limits

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Foreign Affairs Tuesday, April 20, 2021

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference on the Commission's response to COVID-19 and the EU new vaccine certificate. The European Commission on Wednesday proposed the introduction of a vaccine certificate - the Digital Green Certificate - which would be recognized by all 27 member states.

Order from Chaos

Antifragile Europe

Javier Solana

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) receives the then US Vice President Joe Biden in the Chancellor's Office. US President Joe Biden alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel will participate in a G7 video conference and the Munich Security Conference on Friday, in his first appearances at international summits since his inauguration last month.

Order from Chaos

Rebuilding US-German relations: Harder than it appears

Steven Pifer

Thursday, March 25, 2021

FixGov

Early oversight in the 117th Congress: Three takeaways

Kennedy Teel, Jackson Gode, and Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Reports

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Preparing for the next pandemic: Early lessons from COVID-19

Dante Disparte

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

People are seen, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Cairo, Egypt January 5, 2021. Picture taken January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Fahmy

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Policy and Institutional Responses to COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: Egypt

Robert P. Beschel Jr.

Thursday, January 28, 2021

A man walks by a social distancing sign on the first day of New Zealand's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety measure that mandates wearing of a mask on public transport, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Policy and institutional responses to COVID-19: New Zealand

Paul Dyer

Sunday, January 24, 2021

Essay

Good governance: Building trust between people and their leaders

E. Gyimah-Boadi

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Rabat, Morocco.- In the photos, it shows the streets of Rabat during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. David Nabarro, special adviser to the World Health Organization (WHO) urged governments not to use quarantine as the main strategy to control the spread of COVID-19 and warned of the increase in poverty as a result of the restrictions . "At the World Health Organization we do not advocate quarantines as the main means of controlling this virus," Nabarro said.

Report

Coping with COVID-19’s cost: The example of Morocco

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Blog Posts

Man receives vaccine in Morocco. Source: Reuters

Order from Chaos

One year of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: The fate of the ‘best performers’

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Monday, March 22, 2021

Blinken and Sullivan meet Chinese delegation in Alaska

Order from Chaos

The US and China finally get real with each other

Thomas Wright

Monday, March 22, 2021

A man holds a newspapers following the death of Tanzania's President John Magufuli in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Africa’s economic outlook, Tanzanian President Magufuli’s passing, and CAR’s election

Christina Golubski and Leo Holtz

Saturday, March 20, 2021

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Events

2021

Mar

Past Event

Examining and addressing COVID-19 racial disparities in Detroit

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

U.S.-Japan relations: Policy challenges for the Biden administration (Part 2: Economics, trade, COVID-19, climate, infrastructure and connectivity)

7:30 PM - 8:45 PM EST

The COVID-19 fallout: Challenges for the international humanitarian system

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST

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Experts

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Visiting Fellow - Brookings Doha Center

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Cheng Li

Director - John L. Thornton China Center

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy

Tanvi Madan

Director - The India Project

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Project on International Order and Strategy

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Multimedia

The inaugural Quad leaders meeting with the President of the United States Joe Biden, the Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison during a virtual meeting in Sydney, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AAP Image/Pool/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Asia & the Pacific

International Women’s Day special: Women in defense and foreign policy

Tanvi Madan, Olivia Nelson, Danielle Cave, Lisa Sharland, Jenna Allen, Anastasia Kapetas, and Khwezi Nkwanyana

Policy, Guns & Money

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Shoppers are seen wearing masks while shopping at a Walmart store in Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo/File Photo

Podcast Episode

Economic issues in the 2020 election, and beyond

David Wessel and Fred Dews

Friday, October 16, 2020

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), it was announced shortly after midnight on Friday, October 2, 2020. They are seen leaving the White House to attend the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Photo by Ken Cedeno/Pool/Sipa USANo Use UK. No Use Germany.

Podcast Episode

The president has COVID-19. Now what?

John Hudak and Adrianna Pita

Friday, October 2, 2020

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More on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Politics and International Relations

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed China flag in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

How coronavirus scientists offer a formula for better US-China relations

Cheng Li and Senqi Ma

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

A vendor wearing a protective face mask, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), cycles past a flower market in Manila, Philippines, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Southeast Asia’s post-pandemic recovery outlook

Roland Rajah

Monday, March 15, 2021

Taiwan’s continued success requires economic diversification of products and markets

Syaru Shirley Lin

Monday, March 15, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meet virtually with counterparts in the Quad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan, from the State Dining Room of the White House.Featuring: Joe Biden, Antony BlinkenWhere: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 12 Mar 2021Credit: Jim LoScalzo/POOL via CNP/InStar/Cover Images

How Ladakh badly damaged ties with China and how India shed its reluctance on the Quad

Tanvi Madan

Saturday, March 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo/File Photo

Quad leaders announce effort to get 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines to Asia

Tanvi Madan

Friday, March 12, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his first prime time address as president, marking the one-year anniversary of widespread shutdowns to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and speaking about the impact of the pandemic from the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Biden’s first address to the nation: Truth, empathy, and results

Elaine Kamarck

Thursday, March 11, 2021

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