Antara Haldar
advocates a radical rethink of development, explains what went right at the recent AI Safety Summit, highlights the economics discipline’s shortcomings, and more.
The prevailing narrative that frames Israel as a colonial power suppressing Palestinians’ struggle for statehood grossly oversimplifies a complicated conflict and inadvertently vindicates the region’s most oppressive regimes. Achieving a durable, lasting peace requires moving beyond such facile analogies.
rejects the facile moralism of those who view the ongoing war through the narrow lens of decolonization.
The far-right populist Geert Wilders’ election victory in the Netherlands reflects the same sentiment that powered Brexit and Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2016. But such outcomes could not happen without the cynicism displayed over the past few decades by traditional conservative parties.
shows what Geert Wilders has in common with other ultra-nationalist politicians, past and present.
伦敦—新冠大流行暴露了世界卫生系统的脆弱性,但也带来了一个真正令人印象深刻的成就:拯救生命的疫苗的开发和生产比以往任何时候都要快。随着我们的重点转向其他公共卫生挑战,我们必须利用这些技术,应用在大流行期间吸取的经验教训应对其他需要紧急关注的致命疾病。其中一种疾病拉沙热已经肆虐西非国家50多年,但仍然没有疫苗来防止其传播。
保护社区免受这种疾病侵害的工作已在开展,这种疾病会导致出血热,西非每年感染数十万人,死亡5000人。流行病防范创新联盟(CEPI)已投资了六种拉沙热疫苗候选,其中四种属于世界上首批进入临床试验的疫苗。CEPI还与尼日利亚、贝宁、几内亚、利比里亚和塞拉利昂当局合作,开展一项多国流行病学研究,为未来的临床试验提供信息。
但这些举措需要同样的跨部门合作和投资,这也是新冠疫苗成功的基础。这意味着受影响国家的政府、私营部门、学术界和慈善组织需要持续提供资金和参与。在各国国内建立获得授权即可接种的疫苗系统至关重要。国内领导力不可或缺,但其他利益相关方也可以在支持研发工作方面发挥关键作用。
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