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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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March 13, 2023
Food and Water Security
Lessons Learned With Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg
Peggy Hamburg discusses her distinguished career as an internationally recognized leader in science, medicine, and public health. Hamburg served as the twenty-first commissioner of the U.S. Food and …
January 30, 2023
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 …
December 1, 2016
Economics
New Tools Increase Women’s Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
This post is co-authored by Becky Allen, a research associate in the Women and Foreign Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Nigeria has been identified as one of eleven emerging eco…
February 13, 2015
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Guest Post: The Unknown Limits of Synthetic Biology
Helia Ighani is a research associate in the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations. Since 2001, major metropolitan cities have increasingly conducted gas and chemical attac…
February 9, 2015
Biotechnology
Mitigating the Risks of Synthetic Biology
Gigi Kwik Gronvall examines the increased use of synthetic biology—a nascent field that engineers biology to improve manufacturing and the development of medicines—in order to highlight the need for oversight and better regulation.
