Biden takes a vital step on vaccine patents — but more action is needed
U.S. support for a patent waiver must be coupled with technology transfers, information sharing, and a coordinated global effort to distribute vaccines.
U.S. support for a patent waiver must be coupled with technology transfers, information sharing, and a coordinated global effort to distribute vaccines.
While millions of Americans have yet to recover, War Incorporated joins pantheon of wealthiest elites profiting during the pandemic.
The Trump administration did the same thing and none of the hawks said a word.
A recent hearing about hostility toward Asian-Americans highlighted a double-standard on criticizing Israeli policies.
The administration’s stance on a patent waiver puts Big Pharma profits before human life — and sound foreign policy.
Despite the now obvious need for global cooperation on shared security threats, many in Washington are still stuck on outdated zero-sum policies.
COVID one year later: We built up our ‘superpowers’ for force projection at the expense of everything else. Now see the results.
A pair of national polls reveal approval ratings at historic lows, reflecting growing support for confrontation with Beijing.
Make no mistake: the addiction to Pentagon spending is a bipartisan problem in Washington.
If you need proof that the last superpower is indeed crumbling, consider the year we’ve just lived through, not to mention the first few weeks of 2021.
International media has been riddled with horror stories about Iranians dying preventable deaths. Is Biden listening?
Whispers behind closed doors suggest Iran’s storied capacity to face down sanctions may finally have met its match in Covid-19.
With no sign of a vaccine in sight, the trans-Pacific movement of American soldiers who could serve as a significant vector for disease represents a clear and present danger for Japan.
While Britain is meant to be acting as a steadfast defender of human rights, it appears to be doing the opposite when it comes to the Gulf’s oil-rich monarchies.
Looking ahead, the misery in Yemen is set to increase, possibly exponentially, as COVID-19 keeps on transmitting across the country.
When Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan announced austerity measures in May, economists and pundits assumed that was the death knell for trophy projects like NEOM.
Supporters of a strong U.S.-European relationship should be mindful of the problems with this alliance beyond Trump, which have become more apparent in the context of the global pandemic.
Faced by the human and economic ravages of COVID-19 and enduring—if precarious—stalemates in myriad conflict zones, including the Gulf, Yemen, Syria, and Libya, the region’s leaders are likely to keep well back from the brink.
The work of U.N. specialized agencies must not be subordinated to the aspirations of those who want to hijack the U.N. to serve their counterterrorism politics irrespective of everything else.
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has weakened the U.S. economy, the foundation of its national power. This has implications for U.S. foreign policy.
International cooperation and an agreement on equitable access to a new vaccine is in the interest of everyone.