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COVID-19 - Joint declaration of the alliance for multilateralism

Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs "diplomatie" A declaration signed by 24 countries calling for a multifaceted, cooperative approach...

EU trade chief urges tougher defences against foreign takeovers

Jim Brunsden, Financial Times The EU’s trade commissioner has urged countries to toughen their vetting of foreign takeover bids, warning...

Impact of Covid-19 on FDI regimes

S&R Associates, Bloomberg Quint In the last few years, countries such as the United States have intervened in or blocked proposed...

EU FDI screening: Protecting strategic assets and technology during the corona crisis

Sophie-Charlotte Fischer, CSS ETH Zurich The criticality of medical goods and volatility of European economies resulting from the corona...

America, China and saving the WHO

Kevin Rudd, The Economist The crisis exposes realities for what they are. The uncomfortable truth about the current coronavirus crisis is...

How Africa's tech innovators respond to the coronavirus pandemic

Zoe Flood, Al Jazeera Across Africa, advanced and low-tech solutions take a leading role in efforts to meet challenges unleashed by...

How global public health could revive multilateralism

Arancha Gonzalez, Public Syndicate In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, national responses are vital, but in the medium term,...

An evolving list of global initiatives for the hospitality industry during the coronavirus pandemic

50Best Although the Covid-19 pandemic has forced restaurants and businesses all over the world to close to contain the spread of the...

Despite New China-Africa Tension, Beijing Has a Pivotal Role to Play in Africa's COVID-19 Recovery

John Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations Videos and images have surfaced showing young African men being dragged in handcuffs by...

Why Chinese Embassies Have Embraced Aggressive Diplomacy

James Palmer, Foreign Policy Beijing is trying to maintain its narrative as diplomats spread misinformation about the rest of the world’s...

China is bargain hunting—and western security is at risk

Elisabeth Braw, Foreign Policy Beijing could use the coronavirus-induced economic crisis to go on a buying spree. The U.S. and European...

MPs summon China-owned firm execs over security concerns

Simon Jack, BBC News There are concerns that the Chinese owner of Imagination Technologies has renewed efforts to transfer ownership of...

India Ministry of Science and Tech initiatives against COVID-19

Samaya Dharmaraj, OpenGovAsia With all systems go and on high-alert, the Indian government’s Ministry of Science & Technology has...

How Covid-19 only accelerates South Korea’s AI ambitions

Jacob Choi, The Interpreter Moon Jae-in wants his country to be a technology powerhouse – yet for social reasons as much as military or...

Calibrating the COVID-19 Crisis Response to the SDGs

Kevin P. Gallagher, William R. Kring and Jose Antonio Ocampo, UN News The COVID-19 pandemic has also morphed into a larger and more...

From the East, good shall come

The Times of Israel (12 April 2020) Gilad Cohen, Deputy Director General for Asia and the Pacific at Israel's Ministry of Foreign...

Indonesia joins multilateral response to COVID-19

Dian Septiari, The Jakarta Post Indonesia has joined a group of like-minded countries to address certain challenges in the COVID-19...

Focus on multilateralism in anti-virus fight

Sun Zhuangzhi, China Daily The novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc in almost all countries and there is no sign of the outbreak slowing....

COVID-19 and digital health: What can digital health offer for COVID-19?

World Health Organization Digital health technology has been deployed to address the most urgent needs during the pandemic, including in...

Trump aides consider creating alternative to WHO

Nahal Toosi, Politico Aides to President Donald Trump are debating some potentially far-reaching moves to punish the World Health...