| August 30, 2020 | View In Browser Illustration: Keith Negley The novel coronavirus is a threat to all, but the pandemic has not affected countries or communities evenly. The health emergency and its economic consequences jeopardize gains against many forms of inequality, from the reduction of hunger to women’s advancement to the growth of emerging markets. Will the world emerge from this crisis more unequal than before? Or can concerted action preserve and build upon hard-fought progress? The World Is Becoming More Equal Even as Globalization Hurts Middle-Class Westerners By Branko Milanovic The World Is Becoming More Equal Even as Globalization Hurts Middle-Class Westerners By Branko Milanovic The Pandemic’s Toll on Women COVID-19 Is Gender-Blind, But Not Gender-Neutral By Melinda Gates The Pandemic’s Toll on Women COVID-19 Is Gender-Blind, But Not Gender-Neutral By Melinda Gates The COVID-19 Crisis in Emerging Markets Demands a Once-in-a-Century Response Will the IMF Pass the Pandemic Stress Test? By Brad W. Setser The COVID-19 Crisis in Emerging Markets Demands a Once-in-a-Century Response Will the IMF Pass the Pandemic Stress Test? By Brad W. Setser The Looming Hunger Pandemic Coronavirus Threatens to Push Millions Into Starvation By David M. Beasley The Looming Hunger Pandemic Coronavirus Threatens to Push Millions Into Starvation By David M. Beasley Subscribe to Foreign Affairs for unlimited access. SUBSCRIBE NOW Copyright 2020 Council on Foreign Relations, Inc All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Subscribe If you wish to unsubscribe from this newsletter, please click here. | 