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The post COVID-19 world in the debates of the Eurasian Economic Summit

a XXIV-a ediție a Forumului Economic Eurasiatic, organizat de Fundația Marmara Group din Turcia
The 24th edition of the Eurasian Economic Forum took place between July 8th-9th, 2021 and was organized by the Marmara Foundation Group from Turkey, one of the traditional partners of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization. The topic of this year’s event was “The New World Order after the Coronavirus” under…
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Global post-pandemic social transformations

Transformări sociale globale post-pandemie
This was the topic under discussion for the third edition of the "Global social transformations and the limits of growth in the 21st century" international forum, organized online by the World Academy of Art and Science in collaboration with UNESCO, the Lomonosov State University in Moscow and the Club of Rome on the 15th of June 2021. The…
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The global pandemic and its effects on the mental and physical health of the elderly

Pandemia globală și efectele ei asupra stării de sănătate fizică și mintală a vârstnicilor Prof. univ. dr. Luiza Spiru
Health in Transition – 2019 vs. 2021   Professor Luiza Spiru “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacology, Head of Discipline 13: Geriatrics, Psychogeriatrics and Gerontology, “Ana Aslan” International Foundation   The current global pandemic is having a negative impact, both directly and indirectly, on the health of the elderly: The direct effect: Older adults…
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The post-pandemic world

Lumea post-pandemică Andrei Marga

Andrei Marga, Minister of education 1997 - 2000, Minister for foreign affairs of Romania 2012, Rector of the Babes- Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca 1993 – 2004, 2008 - 2012, President of the Romanian Cultural Institute 2012 - 2013

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Latin American perspectives on the post-pandemic world

Perspectiva Americii Latine despre cum va arăta lumea post -pandemie

The international conference on Perspectives on the post-pandemic was held online between May 12 and 14, 2021. The event was organised by the World Academy of Art and Science, through its members from Latin America: Danielle Sandi-Pinheiro, Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, Saulo Casali Bahia, Neantro Saavedra-Rivano, Heron Gordilho and Joanillo Rodolpho Teixeira.

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The Pandemic as a Political Systemic Crisis

Pandemia: o criză politică sistemică Saulo José Casali Bahia
Saulo José Casali Bahia WAAS Fellow, Phd (Law), Federal Judge (Brazil), Law Professor (UFBA, Brazil)   Economics is the study of choices in the face of scarcity. In other words, it is the science of scarcity. Governments work for the common good precisely as collective entities capable of acting in situations of scarcity, alongside private…
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The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Systemic Stress Test: Who is most vulnerable to food insecurity and other risks in a crisis and why?

Pandemia COVID-19, un test de rezistență sistemică: Cine sunt cei mai vulnerabili la insecuritate alimentară și la alte riscuri în perioadă de criză, și de ce?
Thomas Reuter University of Melbourne World Academy of Art & Science   Covid: An Indiscriminate Threat?   The COVID-19 pandemic was initially experienced as a relatively indiscriminate external shock. The direct impact of the Sars-CoV-2 virus did not discriminate, because there was no population on the planet with any prior immunity. And after the original…
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Earth Day 2021

Emil Constantinescu – Earth Day 2021 / Ziua Pământului 2021
In the past 50 years, hundreds of millions of people have celebrated “Earth Day”. Under pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic, we now have fewer chances to rejoice through song, dance, official reunions or public outdoor gatherings, but also the opportunity, within this imposed isolation, to ponder the profound relationship between man and nature more deeply.…
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Is COVID-19 a Wake-up Call in Search of Wisdom and Virtuous Action?

COVID-19, un semnal de alarmă în căutarea înțelepciunii și a acțiunilor virtuoase?
    By Dr. Mariana Bozesan       1.1 Introduction As we are slowly emerging from the emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all yearning for normality and certainty in an uncertain world. Across the world, many of us are disturbed by the lack of leadership, poor behavior, and the inability of governments…
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