Wall Street Journal: U.S. Makes Diplomatic Push for Taiwan to Attend WHO Summit “A fight over whether Taiwan can participate in a World Health Organization conference on the coronavirus pandemic later this month is escalating a bitter tug of war between the U.S. and China over leadership within the U.N.…

New York Times: ‘Sadness’ and Disbelief From a World Missing American Leadership “…The pandemic sweeping the globe has done more than take lives and livelihoods from New Delhi to New York. It is shaking fundamental assumptions about American exceptionalism — the special role the United States played for decades after…

AP: China’s diplomats show teeth in defending virus response “From Asia to Africa, London to Berlin, Chinese envoys have set off diplomatic firestorms with a combative defense whenever their country is accused of not acting quickly enough to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. They belong to a new…

POLITICO: Officials probe the threat of a coronavirus bioweapon “The Pentagon and the intelligence community are more forcefully investigating the possibility that adversaries could use the novel coronavirus as a bioweapon, according to defense and intelligence officials, in a shift that reflects the national security apparatus’ evolving understanding of the…

Washington Post: Female world leaders hailed as voices of reason amid the coronavirus chaos “…[Sint Maarten Prime Minister Silveria] Jacobs is one of several female world leaders who have won recognition as voices of reason amid the coronavirus pandemic. They have attracted praise for effective messaging and decisive action, in…

Financial Times: E.U. warns of global bidding war for medical equipment “A ‘global scramble’ for anti-coronavirus medical equipment has broken out, a top Brussels official has warned, after days of angry claims by countries that cargoes have been suddenly diverted to the U.S. Janez Lenarcic, the E.U.’s crisis management commissioner,…

New York Times: China’s Coronavirus Battle Is Waning. Its Propaganda Fight Is Not. “…As the pandemic unleashes the worst global crisis in decades, China has been locked in a public relations tug-of-war on the international stage. China’s critics, including the Trump administration, have blamed the Communist Party’s authoritarian leadership for…

AP: Trump blasts world health group, defends early virus steps “President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to freeze U.S. funding to the World Health Organization, saying the international group had ‘missed the call’ on the coronavirus pandemic. Trump also played down the release of January memos from a senior adviser…

Washington Post: Clarity is essential amid this pandemic, yet the Trump administration sends mixed messages Editorial Board (4/6). The Atlantic: The 9/11 Era Is Over Ben Rhodes, former deputy national security adviser to Barack Obama (4/6). Bloomberg: Coronavirus Is Killing Lopez Obrador’s Big Plans for Mexico Shannon K. O’Neil, senior…

Devex: Q&A: U.N. Women envisions a more gender-equal post-pandemic society “…[Anita Bhatia, deputy executive director at U.N. Women,] spoke with Devex about how U.N. Women has formed an immediate response plan to COVID-19 but is also looking ahead to longer-term challenges — and even some opportunities…” (Lieberman, 4/6). The Hill:…