The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a harsh light on global commerce in wildlife. But many accounts focus on demand from Asia, ignoring the role of US and European consumers.
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In January Airbus agreed to pay nearly 4 billions euros to settle bribery charges. Theories developed by criminology researchers explain how the firm was able to operate so long with such impunity.
Global crises often spark debate over the value of the union itself. This should not be one of them.
In Namur, Belgium, archaeological excavations were almost buried for good under the cover of lockdown. The incident draws attention to weaknesses in archaeological heritage protection systems.
The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare Europe's vulnerability to drug-supply disruption. Still, it remains by far the world leader in pharmaceutical products.
In football, a number of African teams draw heavily on their European-born diasporas, a reflection of a colonial past and deeply entrenched migration routes.
Dreams that are more vivid, more frequent and more striking… Lockdown seems to trouble our nights as well as our days, and there's reason to believe that's not just a figment of our imagination.
Even Sweden is still a long way off from herd immunity.
By tracing the location of millions of devices, Google has mapped the pandemic response at a scale never seen before.
For Germans, this is not a battle, it's a 'long distance run'.
Europeans once looked across the Atlantic for leadership in times of global crisis. But those days are over.
During this unsettling time, global leaders have assured children and adults alike that the tooth fairy, free from the risk of infection, is indeed an essential worker.
As the US prepares to reopen from weeks of social distancing, it’s worth noting what other countries are doing.
In addition to the elderly and health workers, those holding front-line jobs are particularly exposed. Infection risk and aggravating co-morbidities could compound social inequalities in time of crisis.
In a nation where many were already struggling, longer term thinking is needed for the pandemic recovery.
What parallel can be drawn between the Schengen countries' management of the migrant crisis in 2015 and their response to the current health epidemic?
Critics say older people are being put at risk by the relaxed approach to social distancing. But they seem to be the most in favour of it, according to a new survey.
Having brought cases of infection significantly down, the country is preparing to loosen lockdown measures.
The Covid-19 pandemic is prompting Europeans to rethink their relationship to borders. Faced with the threat of the spread of the disease, should the border be a wall or a filter?
Only time will tell.
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Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, University College Dublin
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Reader in European Politics, University of Westminster
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Associate Professor in French and Francophone Studies, University of Nottingham
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Professor of International Politics, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of York
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Bath
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Aston University
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Senior Lecturer in Czech Studies, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
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Professor of European Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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Honorary Professor, Department of Economics, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Spanish and European Studies, University of Bath
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Lecturer in International Studies, University of Technology Sydney
