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Democracy contains the seeds of its own recovery
“The threat is not from military coups but governments in power. Given time, unscrupulous leaders can hollow out democracy completely….even in countries where such a calamity is unthinkable, the erosion of norms and institutions leads to worse government. To reverse this, you have to understand what has gone wrong” (The Economist, 2020).
Cooperative Cooperation is Possible Between China and the U.S.
Regarding China and the U.S., “each side must accurately assess the other’s intentions. China does not want to replace U.S. dominance in the world. Nor does China need to worry about the United States changing China’s system...it would be a tragedy...if two countries of such power moved toward confrontation” (Fu Ying, 2020).
Democratic Source Code for a New U.S.-EU Tech Alliance
“The pandemic has fueled data processing in contact-tracing apps; exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains; created new dependencies in classrooms and boardrooms on video communications technologies; and powered a spike in anti-vaxxer disinformation, QAnon conspiracy theories and radicalization” (Marietje Schaake and Tyson Barker, 2020).
Democracy In The Times Of Corona
The Embassy of Sweden to the Republic of Korea and International IDEA co-organized a webinar on 9 June 2020 to examine the pandemic’s potential consequences for democracy worldwide using the case studies of Australia, the Republic of Korea and Sweden. (IDEA, 2020).
The transatlantic relationship and European strategic autonomy
“Discussions on European strategic autonomy have increased in their intensity, with its most ardent supporters seeing a window of opportunity to be seized as Trump seemed to be de-coupling the US from Europe. Still, others held their breath for a renewal of the transatlantic bond once Trump left” (Courtney 2020).
A Great Election, Against All Odds
“The 2020 election was not simply free of fraud...it was, from an administrative standpoint, a resounding success. In the face of a raging pandemic and the highest turnout in more than a century, Americans enjoyed one of the most secure, most accurate and most well-run elections ever” (NYT Editorial Board, 2020).
The E.U. Puts Its Foot Down on the Rule of Law
“The European Union finally drew the line this year and declared that disbursements from the E.U. budget and a special coronavirus relief fund would be contingent on each member’s adherence to the rule of law. Hungary and Poland have shamelessly retaliated” (NYT Editorial Board, 2020).
When the World Seems Like One Big Conspiracy
“Conspiracy theories come in all shapes and sizes, but perhaps the most common form is the global cabal theory...Understanding the common structure of such global cabal theories can explain both their attractiveness — and their inherent falsehood” (Yuval Noah Harari, 2020).
Democracies must team up to take on China in the technosphere
Regarding China, “an insular America can remain a technology superpower. A connected America cemented into the rest of the world by means of a grand technopolitical bargain could be the hub of something truly unsurpassable” (The Economist, 2020).
Surveillance Capitalism Wasn't Built by Powerful Companies Alone
The “surveillance economy is made up not only of the powerful tech companies but also of the underlying assumptions, beliefs and economic models that reinforce them. Unless we scrutinize and question these beliefs, we risk merely rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic” (Anouk Ruhaak, 2020).
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