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The world after covid-19
Margaret MacMillan on covid-19 as a turning point in history
The pandemic exposes our weaknesses and strengths. How the story unfolds will depend on leaders
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The world after covid-19
Dambisa Moyo on a “Marshall Plan” for Africa
America and Europe should provide direct cash transfers to Africans to alleviate the covid crisis
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The world after covid-19
Fu Ying on why China and America must co-operate to defeat covid-19
China is neither the former Soviet Union, nor intent on becoming the next America
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The world after covid-19
Bill Gates on how to fight future pandemics
The coronavirus will hasten three big medical breakthroughs. That is just a start
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The world after covid-19
Kishore Mahbubani on the dawn of the Asian century
The West’s incompetent response to the pandemic will hasten the power-shift to the east
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The world after covid-19
Mark Carney on how the economy must yield to human values
In recent years, the market economy has become the market society. The virus could reverse that trend
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The world after covid-19
Kevin Rudd on America, China and saving the WHO
Time for an “M7” group of countries to rescue global institutions
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Barack Obama
The way ahead
America’s president writes for us about four crucial areas of unfinished business in economic policy that his successor will have to tackle
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Tony Blair
What I've learned
Tony Blair reflects on the lessons of his decade as Britain's prime minister
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Business and society
The biggest contract
By building social issues into strategy, big business can recast the debate about its role, argues Ian Davis
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Tony Blair
A year of huge challenges
Two particular tasks face the world's rich nations, argues Britain's prime minister in this article: sorting out Africa, and dealing with climate change
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Courage to fulfil our responsibilities
Today's challenges and threats are unprecedented. If the United Nations and its member states are to meet them, writes Kofi Annan, world leaders must act on the recommendations of a new report on collective security