Leadership in the Face of Fear
In times of emergency, in cases of fear and disinformation, the government is expected to be in control, or at least provide leadership to appease the public by providing support and reassurances. Services and response are critical to prevent a potential panic within the population. Everyone, in turn, is expected to do their share to contain the threat.
A government is tested on how it respond in these cases and in serious calamity. But more importantly, countries around the world, the community of nations, help each other in matters of threat that cross boundaries, especially those that pertain to national security.
The rise on the cases of coronavirus and its eventual spread around the world might test this camaraderie of nations and put proper things into perspective. As the world becomes globalized, national boundaries are slowly disappearing. People are moving in and out of country borders at an increased rate. Economies are becoming more and more interdependent. Now, more than ever, international resolve will be tested to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
International cooperation plays a central role as health concerns affects economic factors. In this sense, every country is vulnerable in so many ways. Cooperation necessitates sharing of information for the common good. Economic growth can be shared, and this is the main purpose of trade. And by this premise, countries must do their share to combat common threats.
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The Editorial is sponsored by Qatar Airways.
A government is tested on how it respond in these cases and in serious calamity. But more importantly, countries around the world, the community of nations, help each other in matters of threat that cross boundaries, especially those that pertain to national security.
The rise on the cases of coronavirus and its eventual spread around the world might test this camaraderie of nations and put proper things into perspective. As the world becomes globalized, national boundaries are slowly disappearing. People are moving in and out of country borders at an increased rate. Economies are becoming more and more interdependent. Now, more than ever, international resolve will be tested to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
International cooperation plays a central role as health concerns affects economic factors. In this sense, every country is vulnerable in so many ways. Cooperation necessitates sharing of information for the common good. Economic growth can be shared, and this is the main purpose of trade. And by this premise, countries must do their share to combat common threats.
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The Editorial is sponsored by Qatar Airways.
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