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Thinking Beyond COVID-19

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Rodger Baker
Director, Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE, Stratfor

Apr 2, 2020 | 04:00 GMT

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Highlights

  • The COVID-19 crisis does not exist in a vacuum. Patterns and trends in the world are impacted by the viral outbreak, but remain deeper drivers of the international system. 
  • The near-term question is how countries balance between physical health and economic health; the midterm question centers on broader economic recovery. 
  • The long-term question is how COVID-19 impacts prior trends: Which patterns will be more heavily affected, and will they accelerate or slow?

While not an exhaustive list, five broader trends highlight areas the pandemic crisis intersects with existing global strategic patterns....

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