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BFPG Explains: COVID-19 and Multilateralism
British Foreign Policy Group Whilst the World Health Organisation has been issuing guidance to nations on how best to respond to the...
Four Priorities for a Global Pandemic Strategy
Josep Borrell, Project Syndicate The world initially met the COVID-19 crisis in an uncoordinated fashion, with too many countries...
Who's funding the COVID-19 response and what are the priorities?
Lisa Cornish, Devex Since the beginning of 2020, more than $4.6 trillion has been pledged by governments, bilateral donors, multilateral...
Narendra Modi’s Sisyphean Quest for Global Coronavirus Cooperation
Michael Kugelman, Foreign Policy On March 13, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted about convening with the members of the South...
Assessing the G20 virtual summit
Matthew P. Goodman, Stephanie Segal and Mark Sobel, Center for Strategic & International Studies Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20)...
OECD updates G20 Summit on outlook for global economy
OECD Updates Efforts to contain virus and save lives should be intensified, and governments should plan stronger, more coordinated...
The Multilateral system still cannot get its act together on COVID-19
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign Relations Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, international cooperation has been missing...
Economic diplomacy: Fighting global pandemics from the G20 to ASEAN
Greg Earl, The Interpreter by Lowy Institute Australia and Singapore have signed a new bilateral agreement on digital trade via an online...
Coronavirus thrives in Latin America’s multilateral vacuum
Mac Margolis, Buenos Aires Times Shutting down is part of the new global normal. The danger in Latin America is that such sweeping...
New Global Platform to Keep Information Networks ‘Safer, Stronger’ Throughout COVID-19 Pandemic
Newsroom, Modern Diplomacy The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launched a new platform on Monday to help global networks...
How coronavirus could destroy the Western multilateral order
Paul Mason, NewStateman As the COVID-19 pandemic strikes the nations of the world with force, the damage is being viewed mainly through...
Multilateralism, regional cooperation victims of Covid-19
Thomas Daniel, New Straits Times Predictably, the virus has begun to exacerbate cracks in the existing international multilateral system...
Coronavirus: How to tackle the economic crisis
Martin Sandbu, Financial Times Financial Times economics commentator Martin Sandbu analyses the emergency fiscal and monetary measures...
Can a Global Pandemic Resuscitate SAARC?
Bansari Kamdar, The Diplomat SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) has been reactivated as South Asia braces for the...
AfDB Announces Bold Measures to Curb Coronavirus
Newsroom The African Development Bank (AfDB) Announced health and safety measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in...
EU diplomats give green light to Albania and North Macedonia
EUObserver EU states' ambassadors have provisionally agreed to open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia, ending months of...
Singapore and Australia deepen bilateral ties with raft of new agreements
Lim Yan Liang, Straits Times Singapore and Australia yesterday inked a digital economy pact that aims to set a benchmark for...
EU to give €20 million to aid sanctions-hit Iran in coronavirus fight
France 24 with Reuters The European Union will send €20 million in humanitarian aid to Iran, which is subject to US sanctions, to help...
Medical Diplomacy to Face The Global Health Challenges: A Case Study of COVID-19
Dr. Mory Sumaworo, FrontPage Africa Online Health crises pose fundamental challenges to international relations and have been a major...
Virtual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Highlights Indonesia-Malaysia Cooperation Amid Growing COVID-19
Prashanth Parameswaran, The Diplomat The foreign ministers of Malaysia and Indonesia held a virtual meeting amid the rise of a new...
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