Has COVID-19’s spread benefited from the nature of governance in the 21st century?
By Ben Goldson Although both sides would deny it, the spread of COVID-19 has highlighted the weaknesses of two systems of governance as represented by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States of America. Having emerged, by most accounts, in the city...
COVID contact tracing: Were we clever, or just lucky?
By Tim Dare New Zealand’s response to COVID-19 seems to have been effective and certainly looks assured. The Government seems to have had a plan, and so far, it appears to have worked (more or less). Neither our health services nor our ability to trace the contacts of...
Are New Zealand and China fair-weather friends?
By Jonas Fleming Over the last three years, New Zealand-China relations have encountered new challenges. New Zealand’s decision to block Spark’s 5G network proposal over the involvement of Huawei, their ban on travellers from China in the early weeks of the COVID-19...
Is German creativity, solidarity and the odd Berlin graffito an answer to COVID-19?
By Norman Franke What is the situation in Germany regarding the COVID-19 crisis? Let’s start with one of the most interesting aspects: love in the time of corona. And since we want to respect the privacy of those involved, we’ll rely on the unmistakable feel of...
Should international organisations require more anticorruption conditions on their pandemic emergency funding?
By Jason Keene In response to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the world are taking emergency measures to secure and distribute necessary medical equipment to hospitals, front-line medical workers, and at-risk groups. Moreover, to respond to the...
Can COVID-19 help us get ready for the next pandemic?
By David Murdoch COVID-19 is being referred to as a “once in a century event” – but the next pandemic is likely to hit sooner than you think. In the next few decades, we will likely see other pandemics. We can predict that with reasonable confidence because of the...
Can we grow organisations and work that support a sustainable world?
By Gilbert Wong Let’s play the word association game. Money, status, competition, power and possessions. How do those words make you feel? Family, love, happiness, friendship and connection. Do these words elicit different emotions? Niki Harré, a psychology professor...
As democracy crumbles: Why is Hong Kong still protesting one year later?
By Max Pendleton As New Zealand and the world begins to tentatively recover from the crisis that is COVID-19, it is important to remember the wheel of time continues to spin even as we emerge, bleary-eyed, from our dens of self-isolation. One place that has been doing...
What is the cause of growing tension between China and India? 🔊
Earlier this month, India reported that twenty members of its armed forces were killed in fighting with Chinese forces along a disputed border in the Himalayas. Tension is, therefore, growing between the two most populous nations and emotions are running high. Doug...Subscribe by Email
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