The coronavirus’s economic impact is dramatic; the virus’s consequences for world politics could be more consequential. To begin with, the balance of world power could change significantly as some nations recover with relative speed, while others face longer and deeper social and political crises. But the crisis is also affecting nations’ domestic politics, and it is through this channel that its most lasting consequences will likely be felt.
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Walter Russell Mead: Will coronavirus kill populism?
This photo taken on Feb. 6, 2020, shows a discarded face mask, used as a preventative measure following a coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan, in vegetation in Liu Pok village in Hong Kong, with the skyline of the Chinese city of Shenzhen (back) in the distance.
