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Military vehicles cross Westminster Bridge after members of the 101 Logistic Brigade of the British Army delivered a consignment of medical masks to St Thomas' hospital on March 24, 2020 in London, England.

Coronavirus Legislative Responses in the UK: Regression to Panic and Disdain of Constitutionalism

Despite having finely-honed legislative models, the Unite Kingdom regressed to panic mode when faced with the COVID-19 pandemic.
People ride on bicycles past the Altare della Patria monument in central Rome on May 10, 2020.

Italy and COVID-19: A Call for an “Italian Emergency Constitution”?

The ongoing health crisis triggers consideration of the lack of an articulated emergency framework in the Italian Constitution, and whether existing tools are suitable to face…
A young child has their temperature taken by a medical professional using a no-touch forehead thermometer as part of a COVID-19 screening conducted at a Military Police checkpoint in central Yemen (Ta’izz Governorate) in April 2020. The child does not wear a face mask.

Could the Coronavirus Put an End to the War in Yemen?

The prospects, however difficult, may be more promising now than at any time in this grinding, five-year conflict. But it will require more US diplomacy.
Police officers (R) stand guard at an entrance of a high school as senior students enter school in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on May 6, 2020.

Emergency Powers in the Time of Coronavirus…and Beyond

There is much we still do not know about COVID-19, but there is also much that we do know. We know we are dealing with a highly transmissible virus that can spread easily from…
Doctors, nurses and emergency medical staff of the Brooklyn Hospital Center pose of a picture after the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force's Thunderbirds performed a flyover as a tribute to honor NYC COVID-19 frontline workers on April 28, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. They all wear masks and many wear full body suits or surgical gowns.

Accommodating Medical Professionals with Pre-Existing Health Conditions in the Coronavirus Pandemic

Although the health care field has not historically been especially open to making accommodations for disabled workers, we can hope that the current pandemic will prompt a change…
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Monday, April 3, 2017, at the West Wing entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Coronavirus Adds Urgency to Ending Egypt’s Detention and Torture of Children

The United States has long justified its support for Egyptian security services as necessary for the security and stability of Egypt and the region. Yet the means by which the…
A fighter with Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) wears a face mask while manning a checkpoint in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on April 30, 2020, during the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis.

“Corona Ceasefires”: An Opportunity for Negotiated Agreements?

The historical record shows that transforming unilateral declarations into effective and durable ceasefire and humanitarian agreements is possible, and today’s “corona ceasefires”…
Trump answers questions from the media during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 21, 2020.

From “Enemy of the People” to “Essential”: The Pandemic Creates an Opening for the Press

World Press Freedom Day is a reminder that we need to emerge from this crisis ready to reimagine how to support news media as critical infrastructure.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro coughs as he speaks after joining his supporters who were taking part in a motorcade to protest against quarantine and social distancing measures to combat the new coronavirus outbreak in Brasilia on April 19, 2020. He does not wear a face mask.

Coughing into the Crowd: Bolsonaro’s Botched COVID-19 Response

The Brazilian context is a perfect storm in terms of both public health and human rights/democracy risks; a tinderbox trudging toward repression of rights, democratic collapse,…
The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva. The logo is the United Nations symbol surmounted by a staff with a snake coiling round it.

Pandemics and the Need for Global Governance

A new international organization is needed with primary authority to identify risks of contagious disease as early as possible and, as appropriate, marshal resources and expertise…
Senior Advisor to the President Stephen Miller looks on as Trump hosts a round-table discussion on border security and safe communities with State, local, and community leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 11, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Trump’s COVID-19 Immigration Proclamation May Be Legal, But It’s Still an Abuse of Power

The president may have power to suspend immigration given the Supreme Court's green light. The key question is about abuse of that power.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban leaves following a meeting during the second day of a special European Council summit in Brussels on February 21, 2020 held to discuss the next long-term budget of the European Union (EU). Staff and reporters surround him.

The EU Should Quarantine its Autocrats

The Hungarian and Polish governments’ exploitation of the COVID-19 pandemic for their own ends poses a significant challenge for the EU with consequences that will be present…
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