Tragedy of More Missed COVID-19 Opportunities: Misguided Policies, Virulent Strains, New Waves, and Lost...
By Dan Steinbock
As the epicenter of the COVID-19 is moving from the Americas to India and poorer economies, G20 countries remain severely affected....
The Global Coronavirus Contraction
By Dan Steinbock
Despite China’s success in containment, the novel coronavirus is exploding outside China, due to complacency and inadequate preparedness. The contraction...
Containing the Coronavirus: Chinese Lessons
By Dan Steinbock
Despite containment in China, international response against the coronavirus has been lagging. So, what can be learned from the Chinese experience?
As the...
The Global Challenge of the Novel Coronavirus
By Dan Steinbock
In January, China began a pioneering standard-setting battle against a deadly virus outbreak. Despite successful containment in China, international response has...
The Strange War with WHO’s Battle Against COVID-19
Countries outside China have not sent adequate case reports to WHO in time, while media has suffered an ‘infodemic.’ Instead of battling COVID-19, WHO...
How Failed Int’l Cooperation Amplifies Virus Damage
By Dan Steinbock
As the downgrades of the economic outlook for US, China and worldwide are about to begin, the virus outbreak may be...
China’s Pioneering Effort to Contain Virus Outbreak Economic and Human Costs of the New...
By Dan Steinbock
Chinese government has used strong measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. The human costs and economic impact...
The Story of Trump’s Perilous Iran Escalation
By Dan Steinbock
The Trump assassination of major general Qasem Soleimani reflects regime change efforts - withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal, new...
Philippine Water Crisis in International Perspective
By Dan Steinbock
By international comparison, the Philippines should not necessarily suffer from major water crises. So why has Metro Manila turned into a Cape...
Toward Japan’s Economic End-Game
By Dan Steinbock
As the spotlight has been on Japan's new Emperor Naruhito, the economy is coping with half a decade of Abenomics, monetary injections, huge...
