New Zealand
Total 19 Posts
Beijing virus cases sound a warning: Normal may be a fantasy for now.
3 min read
China is issuing a reality check to the world, as South Korea warns against settling into returning to a pre-pandemic normal any time soon.
We need to talk about empire: Britain is being forced to confront its ‘original sin’.
5 min read
Britain must face the uncomfortable truth that, contrary to the “economic theory” that insists meritocracy and mercantile enterprise made the country rich, it actually owes a large part of its wealth to its role in the slave trade.
How the bubble might be a healthful strategy in a pandemic.
2 min read
With no vaccine or cure in sight for this coronavirus, the “bubble” is increasingly seen as a viable health strategy.
Coronavirus: Governments knew a pandemic was a threat – Here is why they weren’t better prepared.
5 min read
Despite all the effort that goes into predicting disasters, governments have been bad at acting on what they were told.
6 countries, 6 curves: How nations that moved fast against COVID-19 avoided disaster.
5 min read
Countries aiming to flatten the coronavirus curve have one crucial aim: reduce the “effective reproduction number” of the virus to below 1. This means the spread is slowing, rather than accelerating.
Three reasons why Jacinda Ardern’s coronavirus response has been a masterclass in crisis leadership.
4 min read
As someone who researches and teaches leadership, I’d argue New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is giving most Western politicians a masterclass in crisis leadership.
The battle against disinformation is global.
6 min read
A scholar who has reviewed the efforts of nations around the world to protect their citizens from foreign interference says there is no magic solution, but there is plenty to learn and do.