This position holds that Covid-19 will force a re-imagining of the international order. Its arguments run in several directions — that the pandemic strengthens the nation-state, that it could build more robust international institutions, and that it may shift global power eastward.
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- Coronavirus will lead to more robust international institutionsThis pandemic will prove how important well-funded international bodies are in times of crisis.
- The Coronavirus pandemic will strengthen 'the nation'As societies become more inward-facing, the nation will become more important to international relations.
- The Coronavirus pandemic will shift the East-West power balanceThe virus is realigning power dynamics around the world.
- The Covid-19 pandemic will diminish 'the nation'The crisis shows that states must depend on each other.