Thomas J. Bollyky

Thomas J. Bollyky is director of the Global Health program and senior fellow for global health, economics, and development at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University. Bollyky is also the author of the book Plagues and the Paradox of Progress: Why the World Is Getting Healthier in Worrisome Ways.  

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Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins, who gave this interview. The photo shows the council vice president standing in front of a slate-colored brick wall with her hands together looking at the camera. IMAGE from Brooke Ross Photography
Governance

Racism as a Public Health Crisis

by Jason Socrates Bardi, Thomas J. Bollyky

Interview with Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins on the intersection of race, health, and COVID-19

A player checks his cards during the finals of the Russian Masters Poker Cup at the Azov-City, Russia, gambling zone, south of Russia's southern city of Rostov-on-Don, on September 23, 2010. Photo shows a pair of hands holding up the corners of two cards to reveal a pair of aces. A large stack of chips is in the background. REUTERS/Vladimir Konstantinov
Governance

All Bets Are Off for Measuring Pandemic Preparedness

by Sawyer Crosby, Joseph L Dieleman, Samantha Kiernan, Thomas J. Bollyky

Three standard measures don't predict how countries fare in COVID-19—so how do we better prepare for the next pandemic?

Taoyuan health worker Wang Tsui-lien rides a scooter to deliver care packages and to check on people who have been ordered to be under self-quarantine, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on March 25, 2020. Photo shows a motorcycle on an abandoned street in an urban setting. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Governance

Taiwan’s response to COVID-19 and the WHO

by Jason Socrates Bardi, Thomas J. Bollyky

An interview with Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu on Taiwan's response to COVID-19 and the WHO