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United States

Women This Week: Women in the United States Are Losing Access to Reproductive Health Services

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 18 to March 24.

Blog Post by Noël James and Caroline Kapp March 24, 2023 Women Around the World
Health

Three Years Into the Pandemic: What to Expect?

Panelists discuss the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, the evolution of the virus, vaccinations around the world, and lessons learned for future pandemic preparedness.

Virtual Event by Luciana Borio, Yanzhong Huang and Michael T. Osterholm March 10, 2023
Climate Change

Managing the Health Risks of Climate Change

The health of millions stands to be harmed by climate change in the coming decades, but national governments and international organizations remain woefully underprepared. Elizabeth Willetts and Andy Haines suggest a path forward to bolter responsiveness and resilience.

Report by Elizabeth Willetts and Andy Haines March 6, 2023 Global Health Program

Iran

Women This Week: Iranian Schoolgirls Targeted by Poison Attacks

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers February 25 to March 3.

Blog Post by Caroline Kapp March 3, 2023 Women Around the World
United States

The State of U.S. Strategic Stockpiles

President Joe Biden has tapped the nation’s emergency reserves several times over the past year. The Strategic National Stockpile is just one of the reserves that the United States maintains for economic and strategic purposes.

Backgrounder by Anshu Siripurapu and Noah Berman March 2, 2023 Renewing America
Maternal and Child Health

Women This Week: Alarming Global Setbacks in Women’s Health

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers February 18 to February 24.

Blog Post by Caroline Kapp February 24, 2023 Women Around the World

South Sudan

Women This Week: African Women Leaders Tackle Women’s Rights and Political Participation

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers February 11 to February 17.

Blog Post by Caroline Kapp February 17, 2023 Women Around the World
Public Health Threats and Pandemics

The Global Governance of Emerging Zoonotic Diseases

Zoonotic diseases, naturally transmissible between humans and animals, have posed a growing public health threat for decades. However, existing institutional arrangements have fallen short. The wide-ranging, large-scale, and costly effects of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrate the value of addressing those weaknesses in global governance.

Report by Kelley Lee February 13, 2023 Global Health Program
Health

How New Tobacco Control Laws Could Help Close the Racial Gap on U.S. Cancer

This interactive examines how nationwide bans on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, as proposed by the Biden administration on April 28, 2022, could help shrink the racial gap on U.S. lung cancer death rates.

Interactive by Olivia Angelino, Thomas J. Bollyky , Elle Ruggiero and Isabella Turilli February 1, 2023 Global Health Program
Public Health Threats and Pandemics

Managing the Risks of Biotechnology Innovation

Biotechnology advances offer immense public health and consumer potential, but come with serious risks. A recent workshop held by the Council on Foreign Relations brought experts together to discuss new forms of global governance to manage those risks.

Report by Gigi Kwik Gronvall January 30, 2023 Global Health Program
Sierra Leone

Women This Week: Women’s Rights Victory in Sierra Leone

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers January 21 to January 27.

Blog Post by Caroline Kapp January 27, 2023 Women Around the World
Sub-Saharan Africa

PEPFAR at Twenty

PEPFAR’s twentieth anniversary should prompt reflection on some inconvenient truths for U.S.-Africa relations.

Blog Post by Michelle Gavin January 23, 2023 Africa Program
Disasters

U.S. Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Threats

J. Andrés Gannon, Stanton nuclear security fellow at CFR, discusses the likelihood of Russian deployment and use of nuclear missiles against Ukraine or its allies, and the implications for the United…

Virtual Event by Jerrold T. Bushberg and Andres Gannon January 19, 2023 State and Local Webinars
Health

Daughters and Sons Guest Event: A Conversation With Anthony Fauci

After more than five decades at the National Institutes of Health, physician-scientist Anthony S. Fauci, MD recently stepped down as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and President Biden’s chief medical advisor. Here he discusses his thirty-eight years as NIAID director, the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the latest developments with emerging infectious diseases; and how countries should prepare for the next pandemic.

Virtual Event by Anthony S. Fauci January 18, 2023
Iran

Women This Week: Iranian Government Continues Brutal Crackdown on “Women, Life, Freedom”

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers January 7 to January 13.

Blog Post by Caroline Kapp January 13, 2023 Women Around the World