The great equaliser
The great equaliser The writer is a retired major general and has an interest in International Relations and Political Sociology. He can be reached at [email protected] and tweets @20_Inam The world moves in strange ways. There are small events — called “butterfly” events — with oversized implications like the fat-laden rifle cartridge that led to the Indian War of Independence in 1857. And then, there are moments — called “Suez” moments — that catapult an existing order with historic implications. The coronavirus pandemic is a Suez moment whose implications are unfolding wi...