“It was clear that none of the great powers were looking to the multilateral system to provide an answer [to the epidemic]. As the death count rose, every country acted as if it was on its own, closing borders, stockpiling medical equipment, and introducing export controls.”

Which is Why He Angered Governments and Parts of the Media

All countries where slavery was an important institution find it almost impossible to escape a legacy of racial fear and hatred that does not dissipate long after its formal abolition

Instead of relying on experienced public health experts with a successful record in finding, containing and isolating people infected with HIV and TB, the government handed the project over to the private sector

What we are really seeing in those pathetic half-swamped rubber boats bobbing up and down in the Channel are the thin end of the wedge of a vast exodus of people brought about by military intervention by the US and its allies

Nationalism, which can be good or bad, is the glue that binds together the disparate coalitions of interests that back Trump-type regimes

Beset by wars and dysfunctional social and economic systems, the Middle East is too fragile to cope with the coming earthquake

The Truth Can Disappear Fast

The allegation that Boris Johnson is a bombastic blowhard and careerist who is out of his depth in a real crisis has been confirmed all too frequently by events

Why Trump’s Distractions May Not Save Him This Time