Can the Coronavirus Reset the Abkhazia Conflict?
By: EBR | Friday, April 3, 2020
The Georgian-Abkhaz ethnic conflict looks rather small and old-fashioned in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The two sides should seize the moment to start working more closely together
COVID 19: Reflections on the “War” Analogy
By: EBR | Friday, April 3, 2020
Rhetoric aside, what are the analytical parallels – and differences — between today’s extraordinary pandemic-related economic policies and the circumstances during or after a major war?
The West Needs to Wake Up to China’s Duplicity
By: EBR | Thursday, April 2, 2020
The Chinese Communist Party is the "central threat of our times", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo astutely said in January
Coronavirus: ’Domestic abuse pandemic likely due to shutdown’
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 31, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak will lead to a "domestic abuse pandemic" as vulnerable people spend all day with their abuser during the UK’s lockdown, campaigners have warned
In China, the time ‘after’ COVID-19 is beginning – but fear remains
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 31, 2020
For weeks, China has hardly reported any new cases of coronavirus infections. The economy is showing signs of recovery, but the fear of a “second wave” remains
Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel closed in on a unity government with rival Gantz
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Israeli people get a new government. Negotiating teams representing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz met recently as talks continued to hammer out the details of a national unity government, Israeli media reported
Trump signs $2trillion Coronavirus stimulus bill after an ‘ideological and left wing’ hold-up by Democrats
By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, March 30, 2020
Friday March 27, President Trump signs a roughly $2trillion stimulus package into law, the largest relief package in US history to extend aid to many struggling Americans through direct payments and expanded unemployment insurance
Is COVID-19 a Geopolitical Game-Changer?
By: EBR | Friday, March 27, 2020
Ought we not however begin to think of the possible impacts the virus will have on international politics?
Three scenarios for a Covid-19 world: we can still make the right choices
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Adjusting to life in a Covid-19 world is difficult. Daily disruptions impair thinking beyond today. Last week was history, yesterday another country. Tomorrow is unknown, the day-after, unknowable
What China’s Cyber-Cash Advantage Means for the Global Economy
By: EBR | Monday, March 23, 2020
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is significantly ahead of other central banks in developing a digital currency
Physical Distance and Social Solidarity
By: EBR | Friday, March 20, 2020
Nowadays one of the keywords is "social distancing", or even isolation
Joe Biden’s lead over Bernie Sanders is widening
By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Joe Biden won all three Democratic primaries held on Tuesday. Former Obama’s vice president is likely to have a majority of the convention delegates awarded so far and has secured more than half of the 1.991 needed to win the nomination
The Changing Tides of the Global Economy
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Political economist and diplomat Marcos Troyjo advises us to buckle up for a possible new round of globalisation
How a top Chinese university is responding to coronavirus
By: EBR | Monday, March 16, 2020
The deadly coronavirus outbreak presents a host of challenges for different sectors of society. University campuses with their congregate settings are considered particularly susceptible to contagion
The Fortunate Arabs in the Middle East
By: EBR | Thursday, March 12, 2020
Palestinians living under the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip can only dream about the quality of life their Arab brethren enjoy in Israel
Why new Russia-Turkey deal on Idlib matters
By: EBR | Monday, March 9, 2020
A new deal between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to bring an end to fighting in Idlib puts the saga over this issue on standby
The right medicine for the world economy
By: EBR | Friday, March 6, 2020
Coping with the pandemic involves all of government, not just the health system
Election aside, Bibi Netanyahu has to go. He has ruled Israel for too long
By: EBR | Thursday, March 5, 2020
On Monday, my granddaughter Maya, serving in the Israel Defense Force, and having already voted for the third time in less than a year, shared her thoughts from Election Day on the family WhatsApp
Super Tuesday brings winners and losers in the democratic race
By: EBR | Thursday, March 5, 2020
Super Tuesday brings losers and winners. Former vice-president Joe Biden is back in the presidential nomination race
Globalization and Pandemics: Global Problems Require Global Responses
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 4, 2020
The rapid dispersion of many diseases is one of the inevitable characteristics of globalization. Nationalist approaches are therefore completely counter-productive



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