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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…
August 18, 2005
Public Health Threats and PandemicsLaurie Garrett, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, writes a rebuttal to Marc Siegel’s views on epidemics. [Dr. Siegel] demands absolute certainty before he will a…
October 8, 2005
Public Health Threats and PandemicsFears of bird flu dominated last week’s headlines. First, scientists announced their discovery October 5 that the 1918 outbreak of influenza, which killed 50 million people, was caused by bird flu th…
November 9, 2005
United StatesChairman Lugar, Senator Biden, and distinguished members of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. I am honored to appear before you this morning to discuss our nation’s response to…
December 22, 2005
GlobalThis publication is now archived. IntroductionDefining a year just past is often a matter of perspective. Sometimes it’s self-evident: 1989 saw communism fall in Europe, 2001 saw terrorism arrive in …