... little hasty in praising the effectiveness of China’s strategy in fighting COVID-19.
Andrey Kortunov:
Global Victory Over COVID-19: What Price Are We Willing to Pay?
How strong is this line of defence? The design looks flimsy and unreliable. Naturally,... ... primary culprit is, of course, President of the United States Donald Trump, although fingers are certainly being pointed at European leaders too, from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to his Spanish opposite number Pedro Sánchez. The basic premise ...
... increase military capabilities and expenditures. In addition to the traditional threat in the form of the eastern neighbor, whose name was mentioned in connection with the information policy allegedly pursued to spread disinformation and panic over COVID-19, there are now new threats like the virus itself, and the Alliance members were not quite ready for it (but who was ready?). While European countries are only approaching the peak of the epidemic, it is difficult to predict its long-term effect on military spending and the development of the defense industry. So far, we have not heard about the serious need to reduce military spending ...
The value and significance of multilateralism are becoming increasingly apparent against the backdrop of the fight against the coronavirus epidemic
Europe has quickly turned into the “centre of contamination” of the coronavirus epidemic. The number of confirmed cases in Italy, Spain, Germany, France and other European countries is well into the tens of thousands, and it only continues to grow....