Michael Finnegan is a senior research associate at the National Bureau of Asian Research. The Republic of Korea (ROK)’s pledge to return to Afghanistan, after more than two years of absence, can be…

The recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Singapore shows that there are limits to what national responses to a global pandemic can achieve. 

Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is from Sir Michael Barber, who is t…