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Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election

Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election

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The chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project explains why young Americans view health care as a top election issue

Global Health Through the Haiti Looking Glass

Global Health Through the Haiti Looking Glass

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Another crisis in Haiti sharpens the imperative for new thinking among democracies

Best Books of 2021

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Our top fifteen favorite reads of the year

Best Books of 2021

The Summit for Democracy and U.S. Foreign Policy on Global Health

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, this week's summit underscores the need to rethink global health in foreign policy

The Summit for Democracy and U.S. Foreign Policy on Global Health

The Challenge of Strengthening Democracy and Global Health in U.S. Foreign Policy

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The COVID-19 pandemic has battered the belief that democracy is good for global health

The Challenge of Strengthening Democracy and Global Health in U.S. Foreign Policy

The Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on Democracy

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The pandemic has made reversing the global decline in democracy and freedom harder

The Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on Democracy

Containing COVID-19 Successfully

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How did Taiwan do it?

A tour guide adjust her face mask to protect herself from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an empty Taipei Sightseeing bus in Taipei, Taiwan, May 22, 2020.

After the Inauguration: Global Health and the Biden Administration

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President Joe Biden's plans will restore U.S. leadership in global health

U.S. President Joe Biden waves after being sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2021.

COVID-19 and Democracy in Indonesia: Short-Term Stability and Long-Term Threats

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The lasting implications of the pandemic could undermine the quality of Indonesian democracy

A woman walks past a banner depicting Indonesian President Joko Widodo promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 28, 2020.

Taiwan's Response to COVID-19 and the WHO

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

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

Quarantined: Federalism in Action at Home and Abroad

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Lessons from around the world on how national and subnational governments can cooperate in response to COVID-19

A usually bustling Metro station in Bethesda, Maryland nearly empty at rush hour last week, when Governor Larry Hogan ordered the shutdown of all bars and restaurants in the state due to coronavirus. The picture shows a long escalator tube almost empty. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

The Future of American Democracy Depends on Improving U.S. Health

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The U.S. is in the grip of two pathologies, one afflicting human health and the other the health of the political system

An entrance sign to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on October 4, 2014. The sign says “EMERGENCY” and points to the left. In the background we can see an American flag billowing against a brilliant clear blue sky. REUTERS/Jim Young