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Michel Goldman

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Michel Goldman, President of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Healthcare (I3h) and Emeritus Professor of Immunology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, was executive director of the Innovative Medicines Initiative from 2009 to 2014.

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  1. Cleaning Up Europe’s Vaccine Mess
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    Cleaning Up Europe’s Vaccine Mess

    Apr 2, 2021 Michel Goldman argues that the main obstacle to matching the success of the US effort is bureaucratic, not financial.

  2. The Case for COVID-19 Antibody Therapies
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    The Case for COVID-19 Antibody Therapies

    Jul 10, 2020 Michel Goldman & Michel D. Kazatchkine call for greater investment in new genetically engineered treatments to combat the coronavirus.

  3. Mobilizing Young People Against Anti-Vaxxers
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    Mobilizing Young People Against Anti-Vaxxers

    Apr 1, 2019 Michel Goldman proposes targeting education programs at adolescents to empower them to become immunization advocates.

  4. How to Help Deflate America’s Opioid Bubble
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    How to Help Deflate America’s Opioid Bubble

    Feb 1, 2019 Mathias Dewatripont & Michel Goldman apply lessons from the 2008 financial crisis to the ongoing public-health emergency in the US.

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    Rached Ghannouchi’s Plight Deserves More Attention

    Abdullah Gül decries the prosecution and imprisonment of Tunisia's widely respected avatar of Islamic democracy.
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    WTO Reform Is Everyone’s Responsibility

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

    The World Trade Organization’s most recent ministerial conference concluded with a few positive outcomes demonstrating that meaningful change is possible, though there were some disappointments. A successful agenda of reforms will require more members – particularly emerging markets and developing economies – to take the lead.

    writes that meaningful change will come only when members other than the US help steer the organization.
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    What Can Stop the Shortening of American Lives?

    Michael R. Bloomberg shows how a loss of public trust in public-health professionals is undercutting US life expectancy.
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    American Sinophobia

    Stephen S. Roach warns that fear has driven US policymakers to level a litany of unsubstantiated charges against China.
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    Africa’s Prosperity Depends on Achieving Gender Equality

    Jane Kabubo-Mariara outlines steps policymakers can take to redistribute unpaid domestic work among households and communities.
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    Texas and the Perpetual Crisis of American Federalism

    Alison L. LaCroix

    By asserting its right to pursue an immigration policy at odds with that of the US federal government, Texas is reviving a constitutional debate that recurred throughout the early nineteenth century, culminating in the Civil War. It is an ominous reminder that the perpetuation of the Union can never be taken for granted.

    highlights the constitutional threat posed by the state's attempt to impose its own immigration policy.
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    Europe’s High Noon

    Harold James worries that Western political leaders lack the will to take the risky decisions that security demands.
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    A Breakthrough Opportunity for Global Governance

    Mubarak Al-Kuwari, et al. propose new international institutions to confront today’s AI-regulation and peacebuilding challenges.
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    Why Is Europe Moving Rightward?

    Federico Fubini considers why nationalist parties are gaining ground in countries that renounced nationalism decades ago.

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