Coronavirus (COVID-19) Politics and International Relations

It’s notable that Merkel’s popularity rates have gone up so much. That’s an indication of her extremely rational leadership style, the scientist’s approach to managing almost unquantifiable risk.

[On China's public diplomacy amid COVID-19 pandemic] Many of the things that China does in terms of public diplomacy are actually counterproductive. Maybe they think that is helpful, but in India, where people are going to resent this Chinese sense of superiority, that actually builds resentment.