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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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October 2, 2019
Tanzania
International Health Officials and Tanzania Clash Over Potential Ebola Case
On September 8, a woman in her mid-thirties died in Tanzania of apparently Ebola-like symptoms. Tanzanian health officials conducted an autopsy, but ruled that Ebola was not the cause of death. The p…
February 4, 2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus Outbreak: What Is the U.S. Public Health Response?
The CDC and other U.S. agencies are working to stop the spread of a new coronavirus that originated in China. But public health resources could become stretched if the outbreak worsens.
April 7, 2020
COVID-19
U.S. Coronavirus Response: Who’s In Charge of What?
Dozens of federal agencies, including the CDC and FEMA, are battling COVID-19 in the United States.
September 24, 2019
Donald Trump
Patriot Games: President Trump Again Puts the “Nation” in United Nations
Though Trump’s tone was solemn and even-keeled, the overall thrust of his UN General Assembly speech was of transactional nationalism, emphasizing the importance of pursuing national interests and co…
March 7, 2008
China
China’s Slow Road to Democracy
China is dealing with growing signs of social unrest and a budding civil society, but the central government’s power grip leaves little room for democracy.