Apr 10, 2020
Sinem Adar, Steffen Angenendt, Muriel Asseburg, Raphael Bossong, and David Kipp
SWP
The plight of refugees has worsened dramatically over the last few months. The EU is again split on questions of asylum and migration. A comprehensive approach that moves beyond limited direct aid is needed.
Apr 10, 2020
Nicola Bilotta and Alissa Siara
IAI
Increasing the European Union’s ability to project power and influence at the global level and enhancing the EU’s strategic autonomy from the U.S. in the political, military, and economic domains are key priorities of the new European Commission.
Apr 09, 2020
Robert Ward
IISS
This argues that economic dislocation in 2020 is likely to trigger further domestic instability in vulnerable states and fuel nationalism and fragmentation. The extent of the political fallout from the crisis will partly depend on the shape of the recover
Apr 08, 2020
Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo
ISS
This argues that prevention, testing, and treatment should be available to all, regardless of nationality or immigration status.
Apr 08, 2020
Sandra Smits
Chatham House
This argues that the Cambodian case study illustrates the challenges of ensuring justice and accountability for the Rohingya in Myanmar
Apr 08, 2020
Lars Brozus
SWP
Systematic foresight can help policymakers prepare more effectively in mitigating nasty surprises such as a global pandemic. However, they still have to balance competing interests.
Apr 08, 2020
Euan Graham
IISS
As countries across the globe struggle to fight the coronavirus pandemic, governments are calling on their armed forces to play a supporting role. This examines what this means for civil–military relations.
Apr 07, 2020
Tsion Tadesse Abebe
ISS
This examines how the case of Agadez in Niger shows the unintended negative effects of making migration a security issue.
Apr 06, 2020
Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros
RSIS
While engaging in hoarding behavior at the national level may seem like a strategic move in response to household hoarding amid disruptions in trade, doing so can potentially trigger a repeat of the 2007–08 food crisis.
Apr 06, 2020
Leslie Vinjamuri
Chatham House
The urgent need for U.S. leadership to drive forward a coordinated international response to coronavirus is developing rapidly alongside snowballing demands for Washington to step up its efforts at home.