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The Australia-New Zealand travel bubble will allow quarantine-free travel for residents between the two countries from 19 April; but officials will continue to face the challenge of successfully segregating these travellers from those arriving from high-risk COVID-19 countries, while travellers will still face the risk of ad-hoc border closures.
The first three months of 2021 have been incredibly turbulent. As COVID-19 continues to plague the world, several other major incidents have occurred including the military coup in Myanmar and the storming of the US Capitol. In this forecast, we highlight some of the key events to look out for in Quarter 2.
A cycle of corruption, stalled development and heavy-handed government tactics have culminated in the establishment of Ansar al-Sunna, a Salafist militant organisation and affiliate of Islamic State-Central Africa Province (IS-CAP) in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province.
10 years on from the anniversary of the Syrian uprising which turned into a civil war, a political solution to the conflict appears impossible and the Syrian people continue to suffer as much as ever.
“We all need to play our part” – Riskline’s Suzanne Sangiovese discusses leadership in the risk management sector to celebrate International Women’s Day
Over half of the world’s countries have embarked on vaccination campaigns in a bid to halt the COVID-19 pandemic. Constraints to equal vaccination are, however, hindering the effectiveness of vaccination plans even within wealthier countries. Without equal distribution, there is a strong likelihood the pandemic will drag on further, impacting even those who are vaccinated.
South Korea’s recent responses to its third and most serious wave of COVID-19 show just how reluctant the government is to compromise the economy beyond a certain point by introducing lockdowns and other stringent restrictions in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Central African Republic (CAR) continues to be plagued by violent conflict following contentious presidential elections in December 2020, with a coalition of rebel groups threatening to overthrow a weak central government.
Despite recent criticisms, Japan’s cluster-based approach to combat COVID-19 has some significant lessons to offer, especially to countries struggling with hard lockdown measures.
Despite a court stay order on recently introduced controversial farm laws in India, farmers’ protests have continued unabated due to vastly varying opinions of the BJP-led government and farmers’ unions which leaves little room for compromise during negotiations.
The Australia-New Zealand travel bubble will allow quarantine-free travel for residents between the two countries from 19 April; but officials will continue to face the challenge of successfully segregating these travellers from those arriving from high-risk COVID-19 countries, while travellers will still face the risk of ad-hoc border closures.
The first three months of 2021 have been incredibly turbulent. As COVID-19 continues to plague the world, several other major incidents have occurred including the military coup in Myanmar and the storming of the US Capitol. In this forecast, we highlight some of the key events to look out for in Quarter 2.
A cycle of corruption, stalled development and heavy-handed government tactics have culminated in the establishment of Ansar al-Sunna, a Salafist militant organisation and affiliate of Islamic State-Central Africa Province (IS-CAP) in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province.
10 years on from the anniversary of the Syrian uprising which turned into a civil war, a political solution to the conflict appears impossible and the Syrian people continue to suffer as much as ever.
“We all need to play our part” – Riskline’s Suzanne Sangiovese discusses leadership in the risk management sector to celebrate International Women’s Day
Over half of the world’s countries have embarked on vaccination campaigns in a bid to halt the COVID-19 pandemic. Constraints to equal vaccination are, however, hindering the effectiveness of vaccination plans even within wealthier countries. Without equal distribution, there is a strong likelihood the pandemic will drag on further, impacting even those who are vaccinated.
South Korea’s recent responses to its third and most serious wave of COVID-19 show just how reluctant the government is to compromise the economy beyond a certain point by introducing lockdowns and other stringent restrictions in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Central African Republic (CAR) continues to be plagued by violent conflict following contentious presidential elections in December 2020, with a coalition of rebel groups threatening to overthrow a weak central government.
Despite recent criticisms, Japan’s cluster-based approach to combat COVID-19 has some significant lessons to offer, especially to countries struggling with hard lockdown measures.
Despite a court stay order on recently introduced controversial farm laws in India, farmers’ protests have continued unabated due to vastly varying opinions of the BJP-led government and farmers’ unions which leaves little room for compromise during negotiations.
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