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COVID-19, one quarter of Latin Americans who only recently escaped poverty, many of them

Democracy is often depicted as a means to peacefully resolve political conflict and socioeconomic discontent. But what happens when that essential safety valve of elections has been closed off?

COVID-19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14 March 2020 (Photo by Lalo Yasky/Getty Images

Experts on both sides of the Atlantic give their perspectives on whether the pandemic has changed national understandings, narratives, and foreign policy debates on China.

Panellists discuss how the novel coronavirus will elevate or tame calls for de-globalization as states prioritize their own nation’s need for medical resources over the need to cooperate internationally.

COVID-19). Photo: Getty Images. Brazil ranks second in world in  COVID-19 infection

COVID-19 test on Chief Domingos from the Arapuim tribe. (Photo: Getty Images.) Latin America

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the debate over whether authoritarian states are gaining the upper hand across the world. In contrast, democracies are showing capacity for innovation and adaptation.

COVID-19 exposes the fragility of global supply chains, leaving companies and policymakers to reconsider a decades-long focus on efficiency and reducing costs by operating on a ‘just in time’ basis.

COVID-19 pandemic has brought much of international air travel to a halt and has confined