If the crisis is as bad as the one sweeping Europe and the United States, their usual tools may be of limited use. The virus cannot be arrested, censored or outlawed. The economic toll of a pandemic will strain the patronage networks that underpin many autocracies. In others, the whole thing could come apart.”In some countries, the crisis has given a good name to strong, intrusive rule. And in restive countries, the virus has sapped the power of dissent.

Source: International New York Times April 06, 2020 09:00 UTC