The Path to a COVID-19 Vaccine
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The Path to a COVID-19 Vaccine

Explainer Video by Thamine Nayeem, Producer

October 6, 2020 10:07 pm (EST)

The Path to a COVID-19 Vaccine
Explainer Video

How is a vaccine developed? Can a vaccine end the COVID-19 pandemic? Senior Fellow Tom Bollyky answers pressing questions about the search for a coronavirus vaccine.

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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.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors June 2, 2022

Public Health Threats and Pandemics

The U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Opioid addiction in the United States has become a prolonged epidemic, endangering not only public health but also economic output and national security.

Backgrounder by Claire Felter May 12, 2022

Monetary Policy

What Is the U.S. Federal Reserve?
Over the past decade, the Fed has deployed trillions of dollars in stimulus while expanding its regulatory oversight. The central bank is back on the front lines to fight the COVID-19 crisis.  

Backgrounder by James McBride and Anshu Siripurapu January 27, 2022 Renewing America

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World Trade Organization (WTO)

The WTO Hangs On
WTO members confounded expectations last week by concluding a deal on fisheries subsidies, the first major multilateral agreement in nearly a decade. But the trade body is not out of the woods yet.

Article by Inu Manak June 22, 2022

Saudi Arabia

The Case for a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact
The United States and Saudi Arabia both stand to benefit by renewing their central strategic partnership, argue Steven A. Cook and Martin S. Indyk.

Council Special Report by Steven A. Cook and Martin S. Indyk June 22, 2022

China

The China Challenge to Taiwan, With David Sacks

Podcast
David Sacks, research fellow at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the Biden administration’s strategy toward Taiwan amid growing threats from China.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and David Sacks June 14, 2022 The President's Inbox