This post is based on a Washington Post article with the same title. I discuss some of its conclusions: On Thursday, the National Intelligence Council, a center in the Office […]
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Combat Readiness of the US and China is compromised by the Pandemic
A show of force by China: What about social distancing? The corona virus pandemic also affects the combat readiness and planning. Combat readiness is the ability of military forces to […]
No more Business as Usual: New Challenges require New Solutions
The pandemic accelerates the process of deglobalisation due to the vulnerabilities of global supply chains that have now been exposed. Supply chains have been disrupted, not only because the supply […]
Coronacrisis paves the way for a new Chinese world order
A canal and the roads next to it are seen completely empty in Venice The Covid-19 pandemic has been dominating the global news for months now. Almost half of the […]
The Pandemic must be Managed: Avoid Firefighting
Because there is not yet a vaccine, and because sufficient care for infected people must be guaranteed, the infection rate is now regulated. This is now done by a series […]
From a delaying Strategy (back) to a Containment Strategy.
You can find a Dutch language version of this article here. The first tentative successes are now visible in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus in the Netherlands, […]
The Need for National Strategies and International Cooperation to Deal with the Coronavirus Pandemic
A Dutch version of this article you can find here. It is imperative that national governments formulate a national strategy as soon as possible to tackle the corona virus pandemic […]
The Coronavirus Pandemic causes a Cascade of Crises
The international system is now close to a critical point. Data analysis shows that a next critical point will be reached in 2020, plus or minus two years; assuming that […]
In Cities the Coronavirus is Faster
Because of a network effect alone, in a city like Amsterdam, with almost 900.000 inhabitants, the coronavirus spreads 1.5 times faster than in a city like Deventer, with just 100.000 […]
A Simple Coronavirus Outbreak Management System
In this article I will discuss a simple COVID-19 outbreak control system. This control system involves a cycle that must be run through continuously: As quickly and as often as […]
