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Hungary’s Orban Given Power to Rule By Decree With No End Date

Citing the urgency of the coronavirus pandemic, Hungary’s prime minister has been given powers that could prove difficult to undo.

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Colm Quinn

China Isn’t Helping Italy. It’s Waging Information Warfare.

The populist Five Star Movement has become China's chief enabler as Beijing spreads disinformation about the origins of the coronavirus while sending aid shipments to EU countries where it seeks influence.

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Mattia Ferraresi

The U.S. Government Must Prepare Now for the Next Pandemic

Trump botched the coronavirus response. The United States cannot make the same mistake again.

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Chris Murphy

Beware of Bad Samaritans

China and Russia are sending medical aid to Italy and other coronavirus-stricken countries, but their motives aren’t so altruistic.

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Elisabeth Braw

Kevin Bleyer

Kevin Bleyer is a four-time Emmy-winning television writer, occasional New York Times bestselling book writer, and once-in-a-while speechwriter. But what really matters is that his brother does play-by-play for the Portland Timbers. Follow him on Twitter: @kevinbleyer

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