As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?
China could reap the soft-power advantage, but like Western governments, the country is cutting back on aid. Philanthropies ...
FactChecking RFK Jr.’s First Interview as HHS Secretary
In Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first interview as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, he made multiple ...
CIA dismisses intelligence officers for working on diversity issues
The CIA late last week moved to fire more than a dozen officers for working on diversity issues, in what amounts to a deeply ...
Opinion
COVID-19 should have taught us that undermining global health is a risky proposition
Pathogens such as the coronavirus can travel around the world at a speed that too often outpaces governments’ ability to detect, treat, cure, and prevent diseases. Even the best-funded health care ...
CIA chief can fire workers on diversity programs, argues US government
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday argued that a judge could not block the firing of 21 CIA officers assigned to ...
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As the U.S. steps back from global health, what role will China play?
With the U.S. withdrawing from the World Health Organization and rethinking foreign aid, China has an opportunity to play a ...
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What’s next for the World Health Organization? US exit could reshape agency
The US withdrawal will not officially happen until January 2026, so there will be months of uncertainty over budgets and ...
Covid-19: How a group of amateur investigators pushed the lab-leak theory
DRASTIC, a group of internet users with no expertise in virology, has been pushing their hypothesis of a research accident in ...