Leadership failures in Mexico and Brazil in taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously are hitting Latin America’s two largest countries doubly hard, as they cope with economic downturns in addition to a pressing public health crisis. Mexico, however, could be less suited to a swift recovery, Michael Reid, “Bello” columnist and senior editor at The Economist […]
Sunflowers and Umbrellas: Taiwan’s Anxieties Confirmed in China’s Hong Kong Crackdown
China’s move to impose a national security law in Hong Kong has led to backlash across the Western world, but in Taiwan, it’s simply further confirmation that reuniting with the mainland would constitute its democracy’s demise. “I think it’s safe to say ‘one country, two systems’ is dead,” said Shelley Rigger, an expert on Taiwan […]
Stacey Abrams: Pandemic Blunders Weaken America’s Global Leadership
The U.S.’s failed pandemic response is symptomatic of President Trump’s retreat from global institutions, which has created a leadership vacuum autocracies have been only too happy to fill, former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams said Thursday. Ms. Abrams, a staunch advocate for voting rights who has claimed voting irregularities in the election cost her […]
Former Atlanta Fed President on COVID-19: China, Migration and the Shape of Recovery
After describing potential shapes of the U.S. recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, former Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart also painted a picture of the global forces that will mold it. Speaking virtually May 8 on “The Future of a Pandemic Economy” with World Affairs Council of Atlanta President Charles Shapiro, Mr. Lockhart […]
Iran, the U.S. and COVID-19: A Wasted Chance to Reset Relations?
The escalating enmity between the U.S. and Iran saw a brief reprieve at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, when the Middle Eastern nation became one of the earliest- and hardest-hit countries after COVID-19 moved out of China. In some ways a forced cooling off period, however brief, couldn’t have been better timed. In January, President Trump […]
EU Ambassador: Coronavirus Is Proving European Solidarity, Testing Global Unity
Editor’s note: Atlanta’s European consulates and chambers have joined together to host a “Europe Day” webinar featuring local diplomats and business leaders as well as the head of the trade delegation at the EU delegation to the U.S. The free event starts at 10 on Thursday The COVID-19 pandemic, which slammed the European Union before turning its […]
France’s Former Ambassador to the U.S. Fears for the Future of the World’s Liberal Order
When France’s former ambassador to the U.S., Gérard Araud, was last in Atlanta, the Paris agreement on climate change still had not been signed. He had arrived a month prior to the opening of the 2015 conference to promote the United Nations‘ efforts to combat environmental concerns. During his visit, he launched the sixth annual […]
Taiwan’s Donation of 100,000 Medical Masks Arrives in Georgia
A donation of 100,000 medical masks from Taiwan arrived this week in Georgia, the only state in the Southeast to get a portion of the 1 million units in the island’s latest contribution to the fight against COVID-19 in the U.S. Despite its proximity to mainland China, where the coronavirus originated, Taiwan has been lauded for an aggressive […]
A View From China: Bungled COVID-19 Response Eroding U.S. Leadership
The bungled U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is giving China ample ammunition for anti-democratic propaganda and further eroding American leadership in the world. That’s the view of the Beijing bureau chief for The Economist magazine, who was last posted in Washington and spoke in Atlanta three years ago after President Trump’s election. Outside the […]
Top U.S. Diplomat: COVID-19 Could Devastate Venezuela, Unseat Maduro
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s claims about testing capacity and preparedness for COVID-19 are fabrications that belie how “completely unprepared” the beleaguered country is for the pandemic’s spread, a top U.S. diplomat told the World Affairs Council of Atlanta. Jimmy Story, chargé d’affaires for the U.S. State Department’s Venezuela Affairs Unit, said that if the coronavirus hits […]
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