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Myanmar’s Coup Was a Chronicle Foretold
“Electoral fraud was not what obstructed Myanmar’s path to democracy. Rather, a partial—and stalled—process of political reform had left long-standing civil-military tensions to fester” (Sebastian Strangio, 2021).
Shifting the Balance: Local adaptation, innovation and collaboration during the pandemic and beyond
"Shifting the Balance is an investigation into this new community-powered approach, where people across localities worked together to achieve shared objectives as the Covid-19 crisis unfolded. Based on a series of interviews, workshops, and in-depth case studies, it identifies and explores a host of new practices and partnerships that emerged in the first Covid-19 lockdown" (Kaye and Morgan, 2021).
Covid has made inequality even worse. The only answer: squeeze the super-rich
“Political economists on both the left and the right are coming to the conclusion that the gap between rich and poor countries, as well as between rich and poor people, is destabilising and dangerous to democracy” (Simon Jenkins, 2021).
The Intentional Precarity Of Gig Work In America
“That feeling of not knowing whether a night’s work will cover your bills is a common one among gig workers in America. Though it’s difficult to count the exact number of gig workers, they make up a growing share of the workforce” (Hillel Aron, 2021).
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
What President Franklin D. Roosevelt knew “-and what those contending with the United States’ contemporary difficulties would do well to remember—was that the biggest mistake one can make in a crisis is not to do too much. It is to not do enough” (Meg Jacobs, 2021).
The US and China Must Cooperate in Space
“Although the United States and China will likely remain at odds on many issues, President Joe Biden’s administration must also recognize those areas where cooperation is in America’s best interest. Global threats like pandemics and climate change are obvious examples; setting norms for commercial activities in space is another” (Slaughter and Lawrence, 2021).
The End of Liberal Diplomacy
“While Joe Biden is right to reject many aspects of Donald Trump’s toxic presidency, he should avoid throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Only by recognizing the weaknesses of liberal diplomatic norms can the Biden administration advance the innovative, effective diplomacy the world so desperately needs” (Ben-Ami, 2021).
Agreed-Upon Coercion
“The ongoing resilience of the Chinese Communist Party when so many other such organizations collapsed after the Cold War still puzzles many in the West” and some have called it ‘adaptive authoritarianism’. In this way, both stability and the capacity for change have been able to inhabit the same one-party system, cementing its dominance through performance” (Timothy Egan, 2021).
A President Can Govern in Poetry
“Biden is known for his empathy...but he also has something that leaders from Nelson Mandela to Abraham Lincoln had — a belief in the power of why not? That’s the province of poets, not policy wonks” (Egan 2021).
What is the link between economic crises and political ruptures?
“When do economic crises have destabilising political effects?...The question seems pertinent again, given the economic and social trauma caused by the covid-19 pandemic” (The Economist, 2021).
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