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NEW YORK – As it spread from one country to another, the novel coronavirus paid no attention to national frontiers or “big, beautiful” border walls. Nor were the ensuing economic effects contained. As has been obvious since the outset, the COVID-19 pandemic is a global problem that demands a global solution

09 апреля 2020 5 мин. 9828

Anastasiia Bondarchuk: How a 14-year-old model got on the pages of the top-rated fashion publications

How to get on the covers of top international publications, adorn catalogs of top-rated brands, and play leading roles in music videos from the top stars? A 14-year-old model Anastasiia Bondarchuk: biography and secrets of making contracts with world brands

08 апреля 2020 4 мин. 10648

Corona Economics

Despite achieving a great progress in medicine, biotechnology, and genetics over the past decade, the world have been unprepared to meet the challenges associated with the Coronavirus pandemic

08 апреля 2020 19 мин. 15336

Can Liberal Democracy Survive COVID-19?

MADRID – By some mix of cruel irony and remarkable prescience, the theme of last year’s Venice Biennale – the biennial art exhibition’s 58th incarnation – was: “May you live in interesting times.” The line, purportedly a translation of an old Chinese curse, was meant to highlight the precariousness of life in this dangerous and uncertain age. With the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world, and credible global leadership nowhere to be seen, that reality has become impossible to ignore

07 апреля 2020 5 мин. 8613

The Priority for the Social-Distancing Period

MILAN – The coronavirus has a chokehold on the global economy. Like many friends and colleagues in China, I, too, have been locked down, along with the rest of Italy. Many of my fellow citizens in the United States are now in the same situation; others around the world will follow suit soon enough

06 апреля 2020 5 мин. 7421

The Helicopters Are Coming

NEW YORK – With the COVID-19 pandemic intensifying, the United States has just adopted a $2 trillion economic-rescue package (equal to 9.2% of 2019 GDP). The legislation follows unprecedented actions by the US Federal Reserve, which will engage in open-ended quantitative easing, and has introduced new mechanisms to backstop businesses and keep credit flowing

03 апреля 2020 5 мин. 8307

Airlines May Need 25% Fewer Planes From Airbus, Boeing Over Next Five Years. That’s An Optimistic Forecast

Airlines around the world are going dormant

02 апреля 2020 4 мин. 7569

Saudi Arabia’s Radical New Oil Strategy

PRINCETON – Saudi Arabia’s recent decision to crank up oil production represents a dramatic shift in its thinking about energy markets and its own reliance on oil revenues. Gone are the days when Saudi oil reserves were prudently managed for future generations. By no longer maintaining a specific oil-price band or retaining spare production capacity, the Kingdom is stepping away from its longstanding role as the market’s swing producer