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The Trump administration’s unprecedented indifference, even willful neglect, forced a catastrophic strategic surprise on to the American people Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Last September, I met the vice-president for risk for a Fortune 100 company in Washington DC. I asked the executive – who previously had a long career as an intelligence analyst – the question you would ask any risk officer: “What are you most worried about?” Without pausing, this person replied, “A highly contagious virus that begins somewhere in China and spreads rapidly.” This vice-president, whose company has offices throughout east Asia, explained the preventive mitigating steps the company had subsequently adopted to counter this potential threat. Since the novel coronavirus has swept the world, I have often thought about this person’s prescient risk calculus. Most leaders lack the discipline to do routine risk-based horizon scanning, and fewer still develop the requisite contingency plans. Even rarer is the leader who has the foresight to correctly identify the top threat far enough in advance to develop and implement those plans. Related: Trump’s narcissism has taken a new twist. And now he has American blood on his hands | Jonathan Freedland An initial incorrect assumption or statement by Trump cascades into day-to-day policy implementation Micah Zenko is the co-author of Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans This article originally appeared in Foreign Policy Continue reading…
