Tuesday 8 September: COVID-19 Policy Digest

Tuesday 8 September: COVID-19 Policy Digest

Nepal

• The spirit of federalism amidst COVID-19 in Nepal (Nepal Economic Forum)
• Foreign Policy: Aspirations and realities (The Kathmandu Post)
• Why Nepal should take its security seriously (My Republica)
• Who is right, who is wrong on Nepal-India battle of maps (My Republica)
• Bam Dev’s ascendency (Record Nepal)
• India and Nepal in COVID-19 crisis together (Nepali Times)
• Customise pandemic response (the Kathmandu Post)

 

Economy        

• Evidence shows that GDP decline is due to COVID-19. Economy is recovering strongly in unlock phase (The Indian Express)
• The uncertainty pandemic (Project Syndicate)
• Digital Technology to scale up COVID-19 social assistance: What have we learned? (Centre for Global Development)
• Measuring the success of impact bonds (Brookings)
• Winners and losers of the pandemic economy (Project Syndicate)

 

Society

• As Belarus protests, Ukraine’s civil society reacts – with solidarity (Open Democracy)
• LIBERIA: Government must stop rape, not protesters (Article 19)

 

Law

• Myanmar elections: A fractured process (Lowy institute)

 

Democracy

• Pandemic Democracy (Lowy Institute)
• Belarus: what’s Russia’s next move? (National Endowment for democracy)

 

Security

• Pacific Policing in the COVID-19 era (Policy Forum)