What if...the United Kingdom invaded the Netherlands?

A hypothetical scenario where former Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, went ahead with his considerations of military options for acquiring AstraZeneca vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic. This post considers the legal implications for this almost unthinkable move.

How COVID-19 exposes the vulnerability of public leaders, and what science can do about it

If COVID-19 teaches us one thing, it is that today's crises are insidious and unpredictable. This poses new challenges for public leaders, who constantly have to seek a balance between "doing too much, too soon" or "doing too little, too late".

Nationals in Crisis and Diplomacy's Domestic Communication Challenge

All countries have turned into a global no-go zone and in the Covid-19 crisis flying citizens home is an unprecedented logistical operation. Helping people is one thing, but getting through to an elusive public to induce behavioural change, is the hardest part of the consular challenge.

Pandemics and climate change mean it’s time to consider ANZUS hospital ships

If the recent bushfire crisis and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that Australia has an opportunity to evaluate its coordination on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR).

The Economics of Coronavirus*