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Episode 65: Vaccine Diplomacy - how diplomacy will change forever post-COVID

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In March, a group of developed countries including the UK, EU nations and the USA voted to block a waiver on trade regulations to copyright, petitioned by more than 100 developing countries in order to speed up COVID19 vaccine productions. This move has left a lingering scar that could prove to be a permeant shift in diplomacy going forward. This episode analyses the latest development and its implication for years to come.