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COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
The policy responses taken by the United States and also countries across the Americas in response to the developing COVID-19 pandemic will have global significance as well as national and local consequences. Here we bring together research on key developments and their broader implications for international relations, especially global trade and international institutions, as well as political and economic developments across the Americas.
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Argentina Under Covid-19: Extreme Lockdown, Rule by Decree and Judicial Politicization
Argentina Under Covid-19: Extreme Lockdown, Rule by Decree and Judicial Politicization
The president’s emergency decrees have sidelined the congress, which is worrying for accountability and the rule of law.
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Why Democracies Do Better at Surviving Pandemics
Why Democracies Do Better at Surviving Pandemics
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.
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Democracy Delayed: COVID-19’s Effect on Latin America’s Politics
Democracy Delayed: COVID-19’s Effect on Latin America’s Politics
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?
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If Americans are to have a proper election in November, these five things have to happen
If Americans are to have a proper election in November, these five things have to happen
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Latin America’s COVID-19 Moment: Differences and Solidarity
Latin America’s COVID-19 Moment: Differences and Solidarity
There has been no better example of the political diversity in Latin America than the varying responses of governments to the coronavirus crisis.
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Avoiding a Virus-Induced Cold War with China
Avoiding a Virus-Induced Cold War with China
Managing relations with China once the COVID-19 crisis abates will be one of the biggest challenges facing political leaders in the United States and Europe – two of the areas worst-hit by the virus that originated in China.
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COVID-19: America's Looming Election Crisis
COVID-19: America's Looming Election Crisis
Planning now is essential to ensure the legitimacy of November’s elections is not impacted by COVID-19, as vulnerabilities are becoming ever more apparent if voting in person is restricted.
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The Wisdom of Tying COVID-19 Humanitarian Assistance to Policy Objectives in Venezuela
The Wisdom of Tying COVID-19 Humanitarian Assistance to Policy Objectives in Venezuela
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In Search of the American State
In Search of the American State
The urgent need for US leadership to drive forward a coordinated international response to coronavirus is developing rapidly alongside snowballing demands for Washington to step up its efforts at home.
