The situation in the US is reaching fever pitch as they become the new epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. The divisions in healthcare rights and opportunities are stark, revealing a disorganized, dysfunctional and decentralized system. Eric Schneider, senior vice president for policy and research at The Commonwealth Fund measures the temperature whose final reading will be given at the November presidential elections, should they take place…

A tacit acceptance of China’s initial assessment of the unfolding pandemic, the WHO was slow out of the starting blocks in failing to issue guidelines. François Godement, Senior Advisor for Asia, casts light on China's rising soft power inside the UN system.

End of the road for global governance as we know it? Covid-19 has thrown away the rule book, emphasizing tensions between Great Powers. Will China’s army of pawns continue to move forward or will the status quo prevail? Michel Duclos, Special Advisor - Geopolitics outlines three scenarios for tomorrow’s world.

All for one and one for all… but what happens when Covid-19 hits hard? When the chips are down, panic aboard. According to Nicolas Bauquet, Director of Studies, the European Union creeps ever closer to the edge and disintegration looms large.

No confinement behind closed doors, massive testing and open transparent tracking system allowed South Korea to ease and control a pandemic within its borders, as the world continues to hold its collective breath seemingly incapable of halting its march. Institut Montaigne’s Asia Program gives an insight on what we can learn from South Korea’s approach. 

The scars of SARS meant Taiwan was quick off the mark to implement strict movement, hygiene and tracking measures to contain Covid-19. Institut Montaigne’s Asia Program reveals how a small nation with large disciplinary measures is an example to the world.