Coronavirus (COVID-19) Politics and International Relations

Members of the American Red Cross remove Spanish influenza victims from a house at Etzel and Page avenues in 1918. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch file photo/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM)

We’re a nation all too ripe for another shock

Sunday, March 29, 2020

People are seen in front of the pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Giza pyramid complex, illuminated with text encouraging to stay home, as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow down the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Coronavirus around the world

Amanda Sloat, Giovanna De Maio, Suzanne Maloney, Radoslaw Sikorski, Jacob Schulz, Alex Finley, Brian Kim, Joshua Yaffa, Erin Bates, and Sophia Yan

Lawfare

Saturday, March 28, 2020

On the global stage, [China is] hoping to fill the void of U.S. leadership. They have a long way to go, but they’re trying.

The Atlantic Saturday, March 28, 2020

A chain is used to secure the gate of the Abuja National Mosque, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Abuja, Nigeria March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Africa in the news: Debt relief in Somalia, government efforts to combat COVID-19, and new Boko Haram attacks

Christina Golubski

Saturday, March 28, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The American Flag flies at the U.S. Capitol Building, as Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a State of Emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

Democracy will win this battle

Daniel Twining and Patrick W. Quirk

Friday, March 27, 2020

Police officers check identity cards of commuters before letting them cross a checkpoint during a partial lockdown after Pakistan shut all markets, public places and discouraged large gatherings amid an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Karachi, Pakistan, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Pakistan teeters on the edge of potential disaster with the coronavirus

Friday, March 27, 2020

A commuter wearing a protective face mask walks inside metro installations as the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Mexico City, Mexico March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

As coronavirus hits Latin America, expect serious and enduring effects

Charles T. Call

Thursday, March 26, 2020

FILE PHOTO: European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and British Prime Minister's Europe adviser David Frost 5 are seen at start of the first round of post -Brexit trade deal talks between the EU and the United Kingdom, in Brussels, Belgium March 2, 2020. Oliver Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Brexit is not immune to coronavirus

Thursday, March 26, 2020

RIAD, SAUDI ARABIA- In the photos taken on March, 24 of 2020, Saudi Arabia started its curfew due to coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has announced a curfew across the country for the next 21 days. Starting Monday (23), residents must stay inside their homes starting at 7 p.m. until 6 a.m., according to the Saudi state press agency. Employees of certain industries, including food services, healthcare and the media, are excluded from the 11-hour curfew. In addition, the Interior Ministry said it will take the necessary measures to enforce the new regulations.

Brookings experts on the implications of COVID-19 for the Middle East and North Africa

Tarik M. Yousef, Ranj Alaaldin, Geneive Abdo, Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Omar Rahman, Yasmina Abouzzohour, Galip Dalay, Nader Kabbani, Adel Abdel Ghafar, and Noha Aboueldahab

Thursday, March 26, 2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks in front of stacks of medical protective supplies during a news conference at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which will be partially converted into a temporary hospital during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Trump or governors: Who’s the boss?

William A. Galston

Wednesday, March 25, 2020