Allen White’s article “A time to choose” was published this morning on the Transnational Institute’s blog. In it, he surveys how the COVID-19 pandemic and concurrent crises create a branch point, with multiple scenarios emergent and the final decision dependent on our actions.
As he says in the conclusion,
“As the complexity of the pandemic becomes increasingly evident, forecasting is fraught with uncertainty. From a GT perspective, this very complexity may prove to be an asset rather than an impediment to systemic change. Because of the intersectional nature of actors and impacts, COVID-19 signals an inflection point for mobilizing across boundaries and issues.
The time is ripe for a surge of such formations, powered by shared grievance, conscious of a rare conjuncture of events, and enabled by technology. Will we seize the moment?”
