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September 10, 2021

Noncommunicable Diseases
Noncommunicable Diseases Kill Slowly in Normal Times and Quickly in COVID-19 Times

Why addressing chronic diseases is crucial for future pandemic preparedness

Marcelo Louzada stands in a blue room, holding his cell phone, which features a photo of his brother Valdemar Louzada, thirty-eight, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Valdemar suffered from obesity and died from COVID-19 in May 2020.
Interactive by Thomas J. Bollyky, Serena Tohme, and Samantha Kiernan Global Health Program

December 30, 2010

China
The Top 10 Asia Events of 2010

A man looks a screen outside a United Overseas Bank branch in Singapore's financial district on October 31, 2008. (Vivek Prakash/Courtesy Reuters) The Great Foreign Policy Reveal Chalk up 2010 as t…

man looks a screen outside a United Overseas Bank branch in Singapore’s financial district on October 31, 2008.
Blog Post by Elizabeth C. Economy Asia Unbound

September 12, 2022

Afghanistan
Preview Screening and Discussion of “Escape From Kabul”

Escape From Kabul unfolds over eighteen monumental days in August 2021, from the U.S. withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan through the subsequent evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghan citize…

Play Preview Screening and Discussion of “Escape From Kabul”
Virtual Event by Elliot Ackerman, Laurel E. Miller, Jamie Roberts, and Deborah Amos

March 23, 2011

Japan
Operation Tomodachi

Sailors load food and humanitarian supplies onto a helicopter aboard the USS Ronald Reagan which is off the coast of Japan, providing humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomod…

Sailors load food and humanitarian supplies onto a helicopter aboard the USS Ronald Reagan which is off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi, March 18, 2011.
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

August 22, 2014

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of August 22, 2014

Ashlyn Anderson, Lauren Dickey, Darcie Draudt, Andrew Hill, Will Piekos, and Sharone Tobias look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha appointed prime minister. In…

Thailand's newly appointed prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha (front), reviews honor guards on the outskirts of Bangkok on August 21, 2014 (Chaiwat Subprasom/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound