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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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Public Health Threats and Pandemics
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COVID-19, Statistics, and AfricaWhen COVID-19 struck, public health experts predicted that it would be particularly devastating in sub-Saharan Africa. A UN agency estimated that, in the worst case scenario, 3.3 million Africans wou…
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How Dangerous Are New COVID-19 Strains?The global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is underway, but the emergence of new coronavirus strains threatens to make the pandemic far worse before it gets better.
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Transition 2021 Series: The First 100 Days and BeyondRichard Haass and David Rubenstein discuss the most pressing foreign policy challenges to greet the Biden administration, including U.S.-China relations, cybersecurity, climate change, nuclear proliferation, and the pandemic, as part of the first event in CFR’s Transition 2021 series. The Transition 2021 series examines the major issues confronting the administration in the foreign policy arena.
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Vaccine Diplomacy: China and SinoPharm in AfricaNeil Edwards is an Open Source African Media Analyst at Novetta. Media analysis for this piece was enabled by Novetta data. On December 3, John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centers for Dise…
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Resurgence of COVID-19 in AfricaIt was long expected that Africa, with its weak public health infrastructure and the impoverishment of its population, would face particular disaster with the outbreak of COVID-19. It arrived later t…
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The World Next Year: Transitioning Into 2021Hosts James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon are joined by Shannon K. O’Neil to unpack the extraordinary year of 2020, and forecast international challenges and developments in 2021.
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What's Next for the World Health Organization?Panelists discuss the state of the World Health Organization, including the influence exerted by the United States and China, the organization's ability to coordinate a global vaccine, and its role in addressing future pandemics.
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2020 in Review: The COVID-19 Pandemic and CyberspaceThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing problems in cyberspace but has not ushered in a new era of cyber policies to appear in 2021.
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Toxic PoliticsIn Toxic Politics, CFR Senior Fellow Yanzhong Huang discusses how China’s environmental crisis is undermining public health and becoming an Achilles heel in its reemergence as a global power.
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A Conversation With Robert RedfieldDr. Robert Redfield discusses the CDC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Russian Disinformation Popularizes Sputnik V Vaccine in AfricaBeach Gray, PhD, is a Senior Open Source Analyst at Novetta, specializing in Russian disinformation and media influence. Neil Edwards is an Open Source African Media Analyst at Novetta. On Dece…
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The Year the Earth Stood StillThe COVID-19 pandemic brought travel around the world to an abrupt halt in 2020. Nations are still trying to grasp the consequences, and restarting movement could take years.
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Improving the International Response to the Humanitarian Consequences of COVID-19In his testimony before the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, Thomas J. Bollyky argues that the novel coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating…
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COVID-19 Sparks Democratic Regression in South and Southeast AsiaSouth and Southeast Asia have demonstrated mixed results in combating the coronavirus pandemic, yet COVID-19 has been a political boon for illiberal leaders in the region. In fact, South and Southeas…
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Addressing the Effect of COVID-19 on Democracy in South and Southeast Asia
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To prevent further democratic regression in South and Southeast Asia, countries should continue holding elections, put time limits on emergency powers, and empower civil society to contest illiberal leaders.
