The bestselling author on the question of whether he sees a new era of self-sufficiency and an end to globalization in the face of the Corona pandemic: “Firstly, this will not provide any protection against future epidemics. Epidemics spread even in the Middle Ages, when there were neither airplanes nor cruise ships, but only horses or donkeys to move around. You have to go back to the Stone Age to find a society that was completely protected from epidemics because it was isolated. Secondly, isolation is not the antidote to the epidemic. We need reliable and good information that is shared both at the country level and at the individual level. This way, countries that have already gained experience with the epidemic can inform other countries about the symptoms and effective countermeasures. Of course, we must close the borders in the event of an epidemic, but this should only be done on the basis of international cooperation.”
– Bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari in “We need global leadership” on the question of what long-term consequences the Corona pandemic could have for the idea of Europe, for the world order and for our relationship to technology, Handelsblatt, March 27, 28, 29, 2020, page 52, No. 62Further links:Author Yuval Noah Harari: see also our book reviews “Homo Deus”, and “21 Lessons for the 21st Century”
