Millions more children at risk with immunization services disrupted amid COVID-19 pandemic
Making its call at the start of the 2020 edition of World Immunization Week, UNICEF said on Saturday that millions of children are in danger of missing life-saving vaccines against measles, diphtheria and polio due to disruptions in immunization service as the world rushes to slow the spread of COVI…
IMF, EU 3bn Loan Welcomed in Balkans Despite Unknowns
EU candidate countries from the region have greeted an offer of 3 billion euros in emergency loans to deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic – although the terms of the loans have yet to be clarified. EU candidate states from the West Balkans have welcomed the offer of 3 billion euros in e…
Fifty Thousand Americans Dead from the Coronavirus, and a President Who Refuses to Mourn Them
In just the past few days, President Trump has blamed immigrants, China, the “fake news” and, of course, “the invisible enemy” of the coronavirus for America’s present troubles. He has opined extemporaneously about his plans to hold a grand Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall and has ann…
Great Power Populism
The fusion of populism and great power rivalries introduces an additional degree of unpredictability in an international affairs environment already beset by a condition reminiscent of an individual in the midst of a nervous breakdown, itself due at least in part to ongoing strategic realignment and…