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On February 2, 2020, I received a strange message from a business contact in China regarding a trip to Beijing and Seoul I had planned for later that month. Our hosts sent a two-sentence email saying something like, Do not come to Beijing due to the Coronavirus situation, and we urge you to reconsider your trip to Seoul.
Those early pandemic developments might be a blur today, but just one year ago, there were fewer than 200 reported Covid-19 cases in the world outside of China. The U.S. had fewer than 10 reported cases. As an economic analyst specializing in entrepreneurship, I made it my mission to understand the post-pandemic economy, working with businesses, researchers, and governments worldwide.
by Vijay Prashad / December 31st, 2020
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Towards the end of November, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres addressed the German Bundestag to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN). At the heart of the UN is its Charter, the treaty that binds nations together in a global project, which has now been ratified by all 193 member nations of the UN. It is well worth reiterating the four main goals of the UN Charter, since most of these have slipped from public consciousness:
To prevent the ‘scourge of war’.
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