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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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May 24, 2018
World Health Organization (WHO)
A Scorecard for Dr. Tedros as the WHO’s Director-General
Tedros’s first year as Director-General of the WHO demonstrated his vision, leadership, and ability to seize an opportunity for action. However, concerns remain regarding his willingness to balance p…
June 7, 2017
Health
Tedros, Taiwan, and Trump: What They Tell Us About China’s Growing Clout in Global Health
In one of my recent blog posts on the World Health Organization (WHO) director general (DG) election, I discussed how the new election procedure has reduced the advantage larger states have in influe…
November 14, 2023
China
Review of Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World
According to a new book by Axios reporter Bethany Allen, China has developed an authoritarian economic statecraft to reshape the global order.
November 13, 2023
Health
Global Health Security and Diplomacy in the Twenty-First Century
The Global Health Security and Diplomacy in the Twenty-First Century symposium is cohosted by the Council on Foreign Relations and the recently launched Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy…
June 2, 2022
World Health Organization (WHO)
What Does the World Health Organization Do?
Since its postwar founding, the UN agency has garnered both praise and criticism for its response to international public health crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 21, 2018
Health Policy and Initiatives
A Conversation About the 71st World Health Assembly and the World Health Organization
Nearly one year has elapsed since the seventieth World Health Assembly elected Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new director-general of the World Health Organization. This meeting of CFR's Globa…
