We think of national defense too narrowly. Let’s defend ourselves against the broad range of threats, instead of picking a few and ignoring the others. The 21st century might be unkind to such a foolish people, despite all our wealth and power.
Now the doomsters emerge from the baseboards, predicting that COVID-19 will destroy America. Let’s see why they are wrong and (more important) how to ensure that they will be wrong in the future.
The findings of the experts sent to investigate COVID-19 in China are essential information not only about the epidemic (an antidote to the misinformation pandemic) but also giving hints about the future of the world’s economy and politics.
The amazing news is the rapid and powerful response of our public health systems. It shows that we’ve built a better world.
Summary: Here Stratfor provides a status report on the fight against superbugs — drug-resistant germs — one of the great threats facing us in the 21st century. The last large pandemic in the West was a century ago. Another is coming. We have time to prepare. The Insidious Threat of Drug-Resistant Disease Stratfor, 4 October …
Stratfor: The superbugs are coming. We have time to prepare. Read More »
