Tomorrow. Some of the questions that we’ll be discussing:
1. Emergency power grabs and restrictions by governments have become normal and more agreeable to the public at large at the time of the crisis. Some of them tend to stay even after the crisis. What do we need to do in order to make sure that it doesn’t happen?
2. The crisis has made people more wary of free movement of people and goods and it can spell doom for the fight for free trade and more immigration. What should the defenders of free trade and immigration do with regards to the same?
3. There have been conversations surrounding the rise of a Surveillance State and in fact Yuval Noah Harari called it as “under the skin” surveillance. How can we avoid this to become a reality? What are the ways to deal with this imminent threat to privacy?
4. Does the consequential impact on the economies of countries pose a hazard on the stability of their political institutions? (i.e. should we expect a number of democracies to fall as has been the case with a number of fragile democracies in times of economic distress)
5. How Can Governments Better Support People And Businesses During COVID-19?
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