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Commentary
Serbia’s Vaccine Influence in the Balkans
March 24, 2021 | Heather A. Conley, Dejana Saric Thanks to its reliance on Sinopharm and Sputnik V, Serbia has become a regional frontrunner in vaccinations. Now Serbia is engaging in vaccine diplomacy of its own that could have geopolitical consequences for the Western Balkans.

Commentary
WASH as a Critical Component of Primary Health Care and Health Security
March 22, 2021 | Katherine E. Bliss Access to water and sanitation, critical to infection control and prevention and to promoting health security, remains a challenge for primary health care providers around the world.

Commentary
Energy Access and Health Outcomes
March 22, 2021 | Ben Cahill Energy poverty is closely linked to poor health outcomes. Improving electricity supply for the health sector can aid Covid-19 vaccine distribution and treatment while addressing underlying problems.

Commentary
Making Gender a Primary Focus of Global Health Security
March 19, 2021 | Janet Fleischman The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing gender inequalities around the world, disrupting access to primary health services. Women and girls must be at the center of future global health security initiatives.

Commentary
Anything but Normal: A Year as a Frontline Healthworker Battling Covid-19
March 1, 2021 Much of the United States shut down when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. But labor and delivery cannot stop. Alisha Kramer shares her experience as a resident doctor in obstetrics and gynecology in Atlanta in the middle of a devastating pandemic.

Commentary
Embracing a Pandemic-Centered Foreign Policy
March 1, 2021 | Gregory B. Poling Committing resources to such pandemic-centered foreign policy framework would go a long way to recapturing U.S. leadership in Southeast Asia.

Critical Questions
Colombia Makes History by Offering Protective Status to Displaced Venezuelans
February 19, 2021 | Erol Yayboke, Jacob Kurtzer

Colombia’s recent decision to provide temporary protective status to 1.7 million Venezuelans in the country should bring migrants out of the shadows and facilitate the social and economic integration of Venezuelans who have fled their home country's humanitarian crisis.

Commentary
Covid-19: Compounding 10 Years of Health Crises in Syria
February 18, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic in Syria has created a crisis within a crisis. With a destroyed health system and deeply vulnerable population, Syria’s dire humanitarian situation is now compounded by Covid-19.

Commentary
Addressing the Growing Hunger Crisis in Syria
February 18, 2021 While a political settlement in Syria remains elusive, a life-threatening food security crisis threatens millions. As the new U.S. administration begins its term, it should increase the effectiveness of the aid response to reduce hunger and promote long-term recovery.

Blog Post
U.S.-India Healthcare Cooperation
February 11, 2021 | Anit Mukherjee
From Adapt & Advance: A Refreshed Agenda for U.S.-India Relations
The inauguration of a new administration in the backdrop of a global pandemic seems to be an opportune moment to begin a new phase of U.S.-India healthcare cooperation.

Report
Addressing Forced Labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
February 3, 2021 | Amy K. Lehr To reduce the risk of forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region affecting global supply chains, public and private actors can deploy various tools to support sourcing diversification in the textile, apparel, and footwear sectors.

Commentary
Vaccine Diplomacy Is Biden’s First Test in Southeast Asia
January 28, 2021 | Gregory B. Poling, Simon Tran Hudes China quickly answered Southeast Asia’s call for international help in securing Covid-19 vaccines but could potentially attach costly conditions. CSIS experts see an opportunity for the Biden administration to reassert U.S. leadership and offer the region alternatives.

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