David P. Fidler
David P. Fidler is a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.
President Trump Begins Changing U.S. Global Health Policy
Initial executive orders include directives that transform U.S. foreign policy on global health
The Pandemic Agreement Fractures in the Latest Negotiations
WHO member states continue to disagree on critical issues and might tackle them after adopting a pandemic agreement
The United States Targets Cervical Cancer and Lead Exposure
The Biden administration launched efforts to reduce cervical cancer and lead exposure that could have brief policy lives
National Security Debate on Global Health Enters a New Phase
Controversies about national security and global health are changing in a post-pandemic, geopolitical, and warming world
President Biden's Foreign Policy Legacy on Global Health
Geopolitics and domestic polarization have stymied the president's efforts to reclaim U.S. global health leadership
The G7 Exposed the Health Dangers of a Multi-Crisis World
The latest G7 summit revealed the expanding gap between health threats and policy solutions in a world of many crises
U.S. Disinformation Plan Put Geopolitics Above Global Health
Covert U.S. information operations during COVID-19 expose the dangers that global health faces when rival powers compete
The Amendments to the International Health Regulations Are Not a Breakthrough
The major amendments misdiagnose problems that arose during COVID-19 and create processes that paper over disagreements
The New U.S. Strategy on Global Health Security
The strategy seeks to make U.S. foreign policy on global health more effective
The Endgame for Global Health Governance Negotiations
Talks to finalize a pandemic agreement and IHR amendments enter decisive stages as the world's divisions deepen
At COP28, the Climate-Health Nexus Turned a Corner, for Better and Worse
Health got more attention, a change that magnifies the unprecedented dangers an unprepared world faces
Henry Kissinger, Foreign Policy, and Global Health
Kissinger’s legacy informs the U.S. foreign policy experience with global health