Kissinger writes: 'When the COVID-19 pandemic is over, many countries’ institutions will be perceived as having failed. Whether this judgement is objectively fair is irrelevant. The reality is the world will never be the same after the coronavirus.' He wrote an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal on Friday, issuing a dire proclamation that 'failure could set the world on fire'. Believes the White House has done 'a solid job in avoiding immediate catastrophe,' but adds the government needs to work efficiently and in a farsighted manner to beat the disease, not only to regain Americans' trust but the world's trust. He says the US needs to work quickly to find a cure, pitch in to rebuild the global economy and protect the 'liberal world order', adding 'not even the U.S. can in a purely national effort overcome the virus.'