AIDS in Africa: Three scenarios to 2025 presents three possible case studies for how the AIDS epidemic in Africa could evolve over the next 20 years based on policy decisions taken today by African leaders and the rest of the world. The scenarios set out to answer one central question: 'Over the next 20 years, what factors will drive Africa's and the world's responses to the AIDS epidemic, and what kind of future will there be for the next generation?'...

Save the Children released its seventh annual Mothers' Index, ranking the best–and worst–places to be a mother and a child. Scandinavian countries swept the top rankings of the best places to be a mother, while countries in sub-Saharan Aftrica dominated the bottom tier. The United States tied for tenth place with the United Kingdom. 

This WHO report analyzes the effectiveness of attempts to increase global access to antiretroviral HIV treatments.

In his new book, Weak Links: Fragile States, Global Threats, and International Security, Stewart Patrick argues that most fragile states are not a threat to the United States.

Gerson, who joined the Council as senior fellow on July 31, will author a book on the future of conservatism, and speak and write on issues such as global health and development, religion and foreign policy, and the democracy agenda.

Two economists, Steven Radelet of the Center for Global Development and William Easterly of New York University, debate the effectiveness of foreign aid.