Polycrisis? Think again

This video is part of: Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics

Professor Yuen Yuen Ang, a political science professor at Johns Hopkins University, spoke to Channel News Asia journalist Olivia Siong and the World Economic Forum’s Robin Pomeroy about the problem with the term ‘polycrisis’, and why she prefers ‘polytunity’.

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