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Commentary
The Risks of Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy within the Covid-19 Crisis
September 4, 2020 | Katherine E. Bliss, J. Stephen Morrison Combating misinformation about Covid-19 and strengthening the U.S. population’s confidence in vaccines, particularly once a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine becomes available, is an urgent national security matter.

Commentary
Trump and Putin's Pandemic Duet: Trump's America Is Far More out of Tune
August 21, 2020 | Judyth Twigg, J. Stephen Morrison Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump share a Covid-19 response playbook that has led each country into deep trouble. Yet historic failures of leadership in the United States have led to runaway outbreaks and staggering death counts that far outrace Russia’s.

Report
Is It Possible to Avert Chaos in the Vaccine Scramble?
August 6, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison, Anna McCaffrey, Katherine E. Bliss In the global scramble for a Covid-19 vaccine, the United States has pursued a nationalist approach. This paper argues that it is in the core national security interests of the United States to adopt a hybrid strategy, one that blends nationalism and internationalism.

Commentary
Co-Chairs’ Statement: Vaccine Confidence, Social Media Misinformation, and National Security within the Covid-19 Crisis
July 27, 2020 | Katherine E. Bliss, J. Stephen Morrison CSIS and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Vaccine Confidence Project™ have launched a high-level panel of experts to address the urgent issues of vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and national security in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis.

Commentary
The Trump Administration’s Ignominious Exit at the 2020 World Health Assembly
May 20, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison The United States escalated its confrontation with the World Health Organization and China at the 2020 World Health Assembly. In doing so, it has withdrawn from any meaningful leadership role in the international response to Covid-19.

Commentary
WHO and President Trump on the Ledge
April 28, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison, Anna McCaffrey President Trump's suspension of funding to WHO could gravely compromise the global response to Covid-19. If common sense and diplomacy prevail, the administration and WHO can walk back from the ledge, with a bipartisan nudge from Congress and gentle pressure from the G-7.

Critical Questions
Covid-19 in the D.C. Area: Should We Be Concerned or Optimistic?
April 23, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison How bad is Covid-19 likely to be for the District of Columbia and the broader region? CSIS’s J. Stephen Morrison analyzes the key factors affecting the outlook for the U.S. capital.

Commentary
Which Covid-19 Future Will We Choose?
April 1, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison, Anna McCaffrey

The Covid-19 pandemic will change history, but its path is not yet clear. This commentary summarizes the major drivers behind the pandemic—both natural and political—and sketches three possible scenarios for how the Covid-19 pandemic may play out.

Commentary
Coronavirus Update: Rapid Construction of Medical Facilities
February 20, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison, Jude Blanchette, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. CSIS experts analyze new satellite imagery showing that the Chinese government has made exceptional progress in constructing two emergency medical facilities in Wuhan.

Critical Questions
The Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
January 28, 2020 | J. Stephen Morrison, Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy, Stephanie Segal A new coronavirus rattles China and threatens to become a global pandemic. CSIS’s J. Stephen Morrison, Jude Blanchette, Scott Kennedy, and Stephanie Segal weigh in on the global health security, economic, and political implications of the cascading outbreak of 2019-nCoV.

Report
Ending the Cycle of Crisis and Complacency in U.S. Global Health Security
November 20, 2019 | J. Stephen Morrison The CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security urges the U.S. government to replace the cycle of crisis and complacency that has long plagued health security preparedness with a doctrine of continuous prevention, protection, and resilience.

Newsletter
Global Health Policy Center Monthly Newsletter: January 2019
January 11, 2019 | J. Stephen Morrison

Happy New Year, and welcome to the January 2019 newsletter from the Global Health Policy Center (GHPC) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)! We invite you to catch up on our latest content.

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