Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 3, 2020

Linton Besser, ABC News Online: Coronavirus might be giving some European governments an excuse to tighten grip on power

On the evening of Sunday, March 15, Blaz Zgaga was at home watching television when he received a Twitter notification.

He opened his phone to check it and felt his blood run cold.

Slovenia's new COVID-19 authority had just republished a message which named him and three others, suggesting they were on the run: "Psychiatrists are looking for four patients who escaped quarantine."

"I was shocked," he told the ABC. "And I was scared."

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 3, 2020

Exclusive - 'Things under control': how Europe sleepwalked into the coronavirus crisis -- Francesco Guarascio, Reuters

Coronavirus could be final straw for EU, European experts warn -- Jennifer Rankin, The Guardian

As the coronavirus triggers a global economic crisis, just how bad could it get? -- Arthur Sullivan, DW

As world battles virus, governments under fire -- France 24

'We are only at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis,' says economic historian -- Nicolas Martin, DW

China’s Coming Upheaval -- Minxin Pei, Foreign Affairs

The Coronavirus Won’t Kill the Islamic Republic -- Kenneth M. Pollack, Foreign Policy

Will coronavirus reverse globalisation? -- Jonty Bloom, BBC

Should NATO be doing more to tackle the coronavirus? -- Teri Schultz, DW

Coronavirus: What could the West learn from Asia? -- Helier Cheung, BBC

Can Iran’s President Turn Around Its Economy? -- Bijan Khajehpour, Al Monitor

Lebanese Armed Forces must act against Hezbollah to retain America’s military aid -- Bradley Bowman, Defense News

Greece exploits coronavirus in refugee dispute with Turkey -- Robert Schwartz, DW