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News, commentary, analysis, and public opinion on issues and current events related to combating infectious disease, the COVID-19 pandemic, and health security.

Past Events

World Health Day 2026: Global Health at a Crossroads

PAST EVENT VIDEO

As the United States steps back from decades of global health leadership, Dean Karlan, Margaret Kruk, and Zaher Sahloul examine what's at stake and who fills the void.

Apr 8
Speakers on the Council's stage
Ana Miyares Photography

The Global War on Fentanyl

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Jake Braun, Katie Tobin, and Cécile Shea analyze the federal government’s counter-fentanyl strategy in a partner event with the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.

Dec 3
US Border Patrol agents and a dog check a vehicle at a checkpoint in California.
Elliot Spagat / AP
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Commentary

Humanitarian Needs Are Growing. Can the World Keep Up?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

More people need humanitarian assistance as some of the world’s biggest donors scale back. Mercy Corps CEO Tjada McKenna explains why “the gap is not being plugged” and what could come next.

Humanitarian
Matias Delacroix / AP
Climate and the Environment

The Ebola Outbreak Is a Test of International Health Cooperation

Analysis
by Joshua Busby

As the virus spreads, the United States is turning inward. Can the international community contain the outbreak without Washington?

Workers load World Health Organization (WHO) emergency supplies onto a United Nations plane in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, headed for Congo to combat the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province.
Andrew Kasuku / AP
Global Health
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Research

Most Americans No Longer View COVID-19 as a Critical Threat

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Phillip Meng

President Biden declared that "the pandemic is over." Council polling shows that when it comes to security and foreign policy, most Americans agree.

a blue face mask left on the ground
Reuters
Public Opinion

US Commitments in Nutrition and Health for a Better Future

RESEARCH
Report by Coauthors

The United States has made big pledges for global nutrition. Our white paper offers recommendations to turn commitments into action.

Fruit on a table photographed from above.
Reuters
Food Security & Sustainability
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