The Virus that Changed the World
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the most technologically capable generation in the history of civilization to its knees in the space of just a few weeks. For all of our command over nature, the crisis shows that our political institutions are no longer fit for purpose, and must be made anew.
BERLIN – The COVID-19 pandemic has mercilessly exposed the weaknesses of institutions upon which the overwhelming majority of the world’s people rely. That includes both national governments and the international order. Neither is likely to survive in their current form – nor should they.