Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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President Xi Jinping arrives at a meeting of the National People's Congress China Will Do Anything to Deflect Coronavirus Blame
Don’t mistake different messages for division within the party.
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Palestinian painters work on a mural to draw attention to the novel coronavirus pandemic in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on March 28. It’s Up to Israel to Stop a Coronavirus Catastrophe Among Palestinians
The Palestinian health care system has been held back by military occupation and is unprepared for the coronavirus onslaught. Israel must act swiftly.
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A military patrol walks past the empty Louvre Pyramid in Paris on March 28. The country has introduced fines for people caught violating its nationwide lockdown measures intended to stop the spread of COVID-19. Authoritarianism in the Time of the Coronavirus
The pandemic offers dictators—and democracies alike—an opportunity for abuse.
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A group of migrant workers and laborers walk toward Uttar Pradesh as the nationwide lockdown continues over the coronavirus. Social Distancing Is a Privilege
For a daily laborer in Mumbai, staying home means “my children and my wife will die.”
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Cotton growers walk in a cotton plantation. The Boycott on Uzbek Cotton Needs to End
It could help modernize the country’s economy.
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A quarantine official checks the temperature of a Chinese medical expert in Cambodia Cambodia’s Leaders Line Up a Coronavirus Scapegoat
Hun Sen needs somebody to blame for the impending disaster.
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A sign that reads "You can't stay home if there is no home" When Home Is More Dangerous Than the Coronavirus
Lockdowns are leaving domestic violence victims worldwide trapped with abusers.
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Wembley Way is seen thanking the NHS Today’s Coronavirus Anger Can Revive Tomorrow’s Welfare State
Under the right conditions, social frustration can herald the dawn of new political solidarity.
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Using a lantern to preserve the Olympic flame Japan Hopes for a Post-Coronavirus Olympics
The cancellation is another blow to a battered economy as virus numbers creep up.
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Palestinian children play with face masks Amid Coronavirus Spread, Host Countries Ignore Refugee Health at Their Own Peril
Refugees are particularly vulnerable to a pandemic—which is why their needs must be taken into account.
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A member of the Iraqi forces walks past a mural bearing the flag of the Islamic State. Self-Isolation Might Stop Coronavirus, but It Will Speed the Spread of Extremism
Millions of people stuck at home will turn to social media, where disinformation is rife. Radical Islamists and far-right groups are exploiting widespread confusion and fear to spread hate.
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A notice (L) on the entrance door of a Chinese residential building on March 4 reads "protect yourself" next to a government propaganda poster. Don’t Kick China’s Propagandists Off Twitter
Beijing is using a social media platform it blocks to spread misinformation on the virus.
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A health services staff member in Kabul An Ailing America Must Not Abandon Afghanistan
Slashing aid, abandoning the peace process, or going it alone will imperil U.S. interests.
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A street vendor sits next to banners of the presidential candidate for the National Unity and Alliance for Change party (APNU+AFC) David Granger, in Georgetown, Guyana, on March 1, 2020. Ethnic Conflict Threatens Democracy in Guyana
The country’s simmering ethnic tensions threaten to undermine a fragile democratic system and bring on the resource curse before the proceeds from massive offshore oil discoveries arrive.
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An aid worker measures a woman's temperature at the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 18. Africa Is Bracing for a Head-On Collision With Coronavirus
As the pandemic reaches the continent, countries from Morocco to Malawi are facing a health crisis and an economic shock.
