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Thinking Systematically in the Face of Volatility: A Perspective from Asia
Amid heightening macro volatility and geopolitical tensions, the past 18 months have seemed to signa
l that we may be about to enter a shift in eras. War, sanctions, disrupted supply chains, and blocs have all become part of our everyday vocabulary.,
We should recognize that the Asia-Pacific region sits in the middle of many global macro fault lines.
, Three Macro Trends
To understand the key forces acting on the Asia-Pacific region today, we should recognize that it sits in the middle of many global macro fault lines, with three particularly notable trends emerging.
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Building Back Better, Differently, and Together in Asia and the Pacific
The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest challenge of this generation thus far. But pandemics are not n
ew. A century ago, the influenza epidemic of 1918-1920 wreaked similar havoc.,
Pandemics do not respect borders, so the pathway to saving lives and securing livelihoods lies not in national isolation, but in cooperating across borders on information sharing, capacity building, and policy coordination.,
Developing Asia’s Immediate Response Measures
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