David P. Fidler

David P. Fidler is an Adjunct Senior Fellow for Cybersecurity and Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations and a visiting professor at the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. He is an expert in international law, cybersecurity, national security, terrorism, counterinsurgency, international trade, biosecurity, and global health.

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U.S. President Donald Trump looks at his briefing papers as he answers questions during an interview with Reuters about China, the coronavirus pandemic and other subjects on April 29, 2020. The photo shows the president at his desk in the Oval Office. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Governance

Pandemic Reparations and Justice in Global Health Governance

by David P. Fidler

Does seeking damages from China for COVID-19 achieve justice or reveal that justice is a product of power politics?

A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of a meeting of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus in Geneva, Switzerland on January 30, 2020. The photo shows a closeup of the logo on a dark background. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Governance

The World Health Organization and Pandemic Politics

by David P. Fidler

The Good, the Bad, and an Ugly Future for Global Health

A worker in protective gear directs a masked passenger disembarking from the cruise ship Grand Princess in Oakland, California on March 10, 2020 amid concern over the growing COVID-19 pandemic. The picture shows a man wearing a mask and a cowboy hat standing facing a health worker in full protective gear. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Governance

Coronavirus: A Twenty-Year Failure

by David P. Fidler

Unheeded warnings and past pandemic preparedness policy failures have left the world vulnerable to COVID-19