To the dismay of immunologists, virologists and public-health experts, governments are done with learning the lessons of Covid-19. Policymakers around the world, faced with a cost-of-living crisis, are baulking at spending enormous amounts of money …
Since the G7 last met in August 2019, Covid-19 has resulted in 3.5 million deaths and economic losses that are projected to reach US$22 trillion by 2025—an economic shock 80% greater than the one following …
In a nation as prone to disasters as Australia, it’s surprising that no day is set aside to remind people to check their own disaster preparedness. Nor is there a regularly scheduled exercise to test …
The devastating floods we’ve recently seen in Japan are an indicator of the kinds of challenges we’re facing as a result of a changing climate. The landslides and flooding across much of western Japan killed …
Paul Dibb and Richard Brabin-Smith recently opined that our strategic situation has changed for the worse and that the warning time clock is ticking. I think they’re right. We were able to cruise through the …
