Tag: Global Health

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Global Governance

The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Incorporating Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS 

Introduction For the first time, an international treaty has enshrined the principle of “One Health,” the compelling idea that the health of animals, humans, and the…

December 11, 2025

Science & Technology

Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Promises and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine with ChatGPT

Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved in recent years and is transforming various industries, including healthcare. The application of AI in medicine can…

June 28, 2023

Science & Technology

The Ethics and Security Challenge of Gene Editing

The weaponization of the scientific and technological breakthroughs stemming from human genome research presents a serious global security challenge. Gene-editing pioneer and…

June 26, 2023

Science & Technology

The Seven Deadly Sins of Biomedical Research

The risks of gain-of-function research on pandemic potential pathogens such as SARS and MERS outweigh the benefits. Greater oversight of biosafety, biosecurity, and biorisk…

March 3, 2023

Dialogues

Confronting Global Food Insecurity with U.S. Diplomatic Historian Kelly McFarland

Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: In the report Peace Through Food: Ending the Hunger-Instability Nexus, the Working Group described various explanations for worldwide…

February 3, 2023

Human Rights & Development

Conflict in the Time of COVID-19: Prioritizing Ukraine’s Health Security

Vladimir Putin’s bellicose political posturing, role in supporting conflict in the Donbas, veiled nuclear threats, and questionable charges against NATO aggression culminated…

March 28, 2022

Dialogues

Dr. Yanzhong Huang on Global Health Governance: An East-West Split?

GJIA: How did you become interested in issues on global health governance?  YH: I was trained as a China specialist. When I was working on my dissertation, I chose the topic  …

March 21, 2022

Human Rights & Development

The Silenced Epidemic: Why Does Russia Fail to Address HIV?

Introduction The number of people living with HIV in Russia reached more than 1.1 million in June 2021. Over the previous five years, between 85,000 and 100,000 new infections…

January 31, 2022

Business & Economics

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Asymmetrical Engagement with China during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented global circumstances, straining rich countries and the developing world alike, but disproportionately affecting the latter. While…

January 18, 2022

Conflict & Security

Vaccine Inequity: A Global Security Risk?

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the world with a vengeance almost two years ago. From the beginning, many expected the pandemic to hit the most vulnerable hardest and to increase…

December 20, 2021