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Protecting Americans from Biological Threats

As the risks of biological threats rise, Congress and the administration can bolster biodefenses by modernizing biosurveillance, ensuring biosafety and biosecurity, rebuilding the U.S. biodefense enterprise, and strengthening response and recovery.

Report by Paul Friedrichs, J. Stephen Morrison, Michaela Simoneau, and Sophia Hirshfield — February 4, 2026

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Dr. Chris Murray, IHME: The “Commission of Commissions.”

Dr. Chris Murray, IHME, co-chairs the Lancet Commission on 21st Century Global Threats to Health, which will launch its report in February at the Munich Security Conference.

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — January 8, 2026

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Financing Pandemic Preparedness

In the face of deep cuts to global health security programming, actions are unfolding on several fronts to reform pandemic preparedness and response financing. This session will focus on the question: where do things stand, as 2025 draws to a close? What can we anticipate, looking forward into 2026? 

Event — December 10, 2025

Financing Pandemic Preparedness

The CSIS Global Health Policy Center assessed the current state of pandemic preparedness as 2025 draws to a close, and what we can anticipate looking forward into 2026.

Transcript — December 10, 2025

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Prevention Intention: Linda-Gail Bekker on HIV Prevention with Purpose

In the first episode of the Prevention Intention mini-series, a series featuring conversations with leading female HIV clinical researchers, Katherine speaks with Linda-Gail Bekker, a medical doctor and director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the University of Cape Town.

Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss — December 4, 2025

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Experts React: Progress and Setbacks at COP30

COP30 showcased noteworthy progress while exposing persistent roadblocks in global climate diplomacy. CSIS experts react to the conference’s most significant outcomes and their implications for the future of climate, energy, health, development, and the COP process at large.

Commentary by Leslie Abrahams, Jane Nakano, Noam Unger, J. Stephen Morrison, Katherine E. Bliss, Mathias Zacarias, Ray Cai, and Alexis Burns — November 25, 2025

A New Landscape for Development: Examining Impacts, Capabilities, and Opportunities

Cuts to foreign assistance have been among the most sweeping changes of the second Trump administration. This compendium dives deep into the impacts on fields across the development ecosystem and potential opportunities within this new landscape.

Digital Report by Hadeil Ali, Andrew Friedman, Noam Unger, J. Stephen Morrison, Katherine E. Bliss, Romina Bandura, Caitlin Welsh, David Michel, Rose Parker, and Joely Virzi — November 13, 2025

A New Landscape for Development: Recommendations

Cuts to foreign assistance have been among the most sweeping changes of the second Trump administration. These recommendations provide guidance on how the U.S. can engage meaningfully and productively in the world despite the significant changes.

Digital Report by Noam Unger, Andrew Friedman, and Hadeil Ali — November 13, 2025