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A double rainbow is seen above a woman holding an umbrella and selling snacks along the road in Siaya County, Kenya, on May 3, 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a spectacular photo that shows a woman under a bright red umbrella from behind as she is sitting on the side of the road greeting passer-bys with a full-double rainbow highlighting a storm-darkened sky in the distance. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Africa and Europe After COVID-19

by Geert Laporte , Sara Pantuliano, Vera Mazzara 

When the dust of this crisis settles, it will be time to pour a new foundation for EU-Africa relations moving forward

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George Washington is seen with a printed medical mask on the one-dollar bill near fifty-Euro banknotes in this illustration created during the coronavirus pandemic on March 31, 2020. The photo shows a bunch of paper money, dollars and euros, with a blue surgical-style mask on one of the bills. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Coronavirus in Europe: Who If Not Us?

by Ilona Kickbusch, Susan Bergner

Can the EU balance internal recovery with geopolitical influence and lift its gaze towards the international sphere?

A boiler stack at the Sugar Cane Growers cooperative in Belle Glade, Florida on January 6, 2010. The image shows a large smokestack belching out black billows and blocking the cloudy sky.
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COVID-19 Is Smoke and Mirrors—What Matters Is International Law

by Ilona Kickbusch

Health is political, and the best political choice at the moment would be to strengthen WHO's legal power—not destroy it