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What WE Need Now: Simplicity, Clarity, Accreditation, Scrutiny
- Analysis
- July 30, 2020
As the WE scandal goes from bad to worse, even WE founders Craig and Marc Kielburger have admitted the need for serious change. As WE’s corporate sponsors flee for the exit, the drumbeat of demands for change intensifies. WE …
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COVID-19 Lays Bare the Pseudo-Science of the Index Industry
- Analysis
- June 18, 2020
Which country was best prepared in 2019 to handle a pandemic? According to the Johns Hopkins Global Health Security Index, the United States showed the highest level of “preparedness for epidemics and pandemics” out of 195 countries and territories. …
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COVID-19 Forces a Rethink of an Old Debate
- Analysis
- May 18, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a test of the preparedness of countries’ public health and governance systems. As countries diverge in their strategies to fight the epidemic, we have more and more opportunities for learning about what works and …
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The SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Lessons for International Development
- Analysis
- April 3, 2020
The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic has gone global, transcending the traditional categories of North and South, “developed” and “developing” countries. While most international media coverage focuses on China, Europe and North America, the implications of the pandemic for the developing countries and …
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Boris Johnson Goes to China – via Ireland
Boris Johnson’s ‘final offer’ to the EU for a Brexit deal may be effectively dead on arrival, but even if so, does it make a future united Ireland more likely?
Did anyone notice Boris Johnson’s Nixon-in-China move the other …
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