The U.S. must protect its citizens from disease while starting the urgent work of planning for a new epoch. The surreal atmosphere of the Covid-19 pandemic calls to mind how I felt as a young man in the 84th Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge. Now, as in late 1944, there is a...
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Opinion: How the World Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic?
The rampant outbreak of Covid-19 will charge the world forever like the Fall of Berlin Wall, the end of WW2 & US atomic attack on Japan, or the collapse of Lehmon brothers. The Corona Virus Pandemic will be have devastating consequences on the globe, one can only imagine today. The shattering impacts of Covid 19...
The Covid-19 Crisis Is Setting The Stage For A New Global Electronic Monetary System
The Covid-19 crisis has resulted into a blessing in disguise for the central banks who sought digitalization of the global monetary system since 1983. While the need of a digital currency has increased amidst coronavirus pandemic, the dramatic fall in the global economic outlook can result into a serious crisis that can lead the world...
Chinese Influence In South China Sea: Emerging Security Challenges For Regional Players
Oceans plays decisive role in any country security, economic & political outlook. Very emerging Power in the world tried their best to build formidable Naval Power to materialised it’s vast strategic interest in the world. Alfred Mayer Maham a US navel strategist once quoted “those who dominate the world oceans will dominate the world” .European...
Global implications of Covid-19 cycle: Towards a new world order
Global policymakers and governance experts, before Covid-19 pandemic, were adamant on reiterating the stance of international writers and think tank experts including political leaders that the need of democratisation of world is of paramount importance. There were news regarding booming stock markets, climate myths, that authoritarianism is bound to fail, and God knows what not....
Global Coronavirus: More than one million cases confirmed worldwide as death toll exceeded 51,000 and 208,000 patients recovered
The total number of global cases has passed 1,000,000, including more than 50,000 fatalities. Over 208,000 patients are reported to have recovered. 1,004,533 COVID-19 cases and 51,560 deaths have been reported across the globe as of April 02, 2020, 19:10 GMT, according to WHO. So far, 205 countries and regions have reported COVID-19 infections. A...
Global economy could shrink by almost 1% in 2020 due to novel Coronavirus pandemic: United Nations
The global economy could shrink by up to one per cent in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a reversal from the previous forecast of 2.5 per cent growth, the UN has said, warning that it may contract even further if restrictions on the economic activities are extended without adequate fiscal responses. The analysis by...
Under Xi Jinping: China ascendancy, pragmatism trumps ideology in foreign policy, economy and technology
Communist China is going to be a potential threat to US supremacy & global Dominance as lone super Power. The growing Imbalance between two countries widening the future discourse of Power Politics, socio_economic strength, military preparedness & technological advancement. China dramatically pullout millions of its poverty striken, drug addicted population from mass starvation, natural diseases...
Total Coronavirus cases surpass half a million worldwide, 22,340 deaths reported
Total Coronavirus cases surpass half a million worldwide. The total number of global cases has surpassed 500,000, including more than 22,000 fatalities. Over 115,000 patients have recovered so far. Coronavirus timeline: – January 19: 100 cases – January 24: 1,000 cases – January 31: 10,000 cases – February 12: 50,000 cases – March 6: 100,000...
COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic: Worldwide death toll reaches 6,420, with cases stood at 163,930
A spike in deaths from the coronavirus in Spain has pushed the global toll past 6,000, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources. The number of novel coronavirus cases globally stood at 163,930 with 6,420 deaths, across 141 countries at 10:30PM, Sunday. Between the tally at 10:30PM on Saturday and the latest figures...