The countries that best withstood the pandemic are those countries that best understood the selfish interest of altruism and had put it in practice. The leading countries are South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Because these countries understood that it is…
How will we reimburse the debts that States have accumulated? And if the amount of these debts is not a problem, why have we not increased it to a much higher level and much sooner? The answers to these questions,…
A self-induced crisis, the greatest in a century; deliberately triggered by almost all of humanity to save lives because only isolation could protect them. A crisis with immense costs: hundreds of millions of jobs lost or threatened; the disappearance of…
We are only at the beginning of this crisis, in all of its dimensions, and particularly on the economic and social fronts. Many sectors, such as tourism, transportation and entertainment, will only recover in a very long time; many jobs…
During the terrible times, which many human beings have endured for a long time, and of which the current crisis has made us aware, we need to relearn four forgotten feelings: gratitude, for those on the front line; empathy, for…
Today, nothing is more urgent than controlling the two tsunamis—the public health and economic crises—that are battering the world. There is no guarantee that we will manage to achieve it. But if we fail, very dark years lie ahead. The…
A good skier knows, in a slalom race, to pass through a gate, you must think ahead about preparing for the next gate. And it is true for everything: the best way to deal with a crisis is to act…
I do not believe that it is possible to find, in the history of mankind, a time when humanity as a whole has had the spectacle of the simultaneous fragility of the two most powerful and antagonistic systems of government…
The current pandemic is no surprise; it has long been known to be possible. And many books have long predicted that such a catastrophe is imminent. In particular, it was known that China was not taking the necessary precautions after…
