Never Waste a Good Crisis? Pandemic Preparedness and Presidential Crisis Management

The AI invites you to the Online Lecture by Andreas Etges (LMU/Amerika-Institut) on Thursday, January 14, 4-6 pm, via Zoom

14.01.2021

This lecture takes a comparative look at pandemic preparedness and presidential crisis management regarding pandemics. How well had past administrations prepared the United States and to what degree is failed presidential leadership to blame for the extent of the current pandemic? Would a different type of crisis management have secured Donald Trump's reelection? Major crises also offer the chance for major reforms. What lessons for presidential crisis management might be learned so that this crisis is not "wasted".