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It is imperative to recognize the limitations of the mathematical models with which experts are analyzing scenarios and forecasting the potential death toll of the coronavirus pandemic. The limitations of these models and the wide degree of…

“We are at war,” President Emmanuel Macron stressed six times as France slipped into lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus. “We are at war (…), fighting an invisible enemy,” US President Donald Trump echoed from the other shore of…

France’s President Emmanuel Macron used the word “war” eight times in his March 16th televised announcement of measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic. He amplified this trope by comparing health service personnel to the soldiers of…

The UK’s initial response to the coronavirus emergency appeared effective. Despite its high degree of interconnectedness with the global economy, the number of cases remained low in February. The government appeared highly transparent and…

For global-minded thinkers, the past half-century has been a mixed-bag: ideological contests were being resolved, struggles against hunger and disease appeared on the cusp of solution, and technology was promising to rewire lives in…