By Joseph E. Stiglitz, Robert Howse, and Anne-Marie SlaughterNEW YORK — In the wake of COVID-19, there is an urgent need for sovereign debt restructuring, including debt relief.

By Michel Goldman and Michel D. KazatchkineBRUSSELS/GENEVA — As many countries progressively relax their COVID-19 containment measures, preventing a renewed spread of the coronavirus from emerging infection clusters will be key to controlling the pandemic.

By Kemal Derviş and Sebastián StraussWASHINGTON, DC — It is far from certain whether the post-pandemic recovery will be a lasting one that results in more sustainable and equitable economies.

By Michael Ferrari, Parag Khanna and Spencer WellsNEW YORK/SINGAPORE/LOMBOK, Indonesia — The COVID-19 crisis has caused scientists, governments and public-health experts to scramble to understand the relationship between the transmission of zoonotic diseases (those that jump

By Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca BERKELEY — In just a few short months, the COVID-19 pandemic has done massive damage to the United States economy, and the workers who make it run.

By John B. Taylor and Jack MallerySTANFORD — COVID-19 has revealed both the strengths and weaknesses of America’s broadband Internet infrastructure.

By Michael Kremer, Gilbert F. Houngbo CAMBRIDGE/ROME — The COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping societies around the world, in part by accelerating the digital revolution that was already under way at the beginning of the year.

By Hauke Engel and Mekala Krishnan FRANKFURT — COVID-19 has shown how a long-recognised but underappreciated global risk can suddenly materialise and wreak social and economic devastation in a matter of weeks.

By Iqbal Dhaliwal and Samantha FriedlanderCAMBRIDGE —  As with so much else, international development has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.