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Cathedral Square, or Sobornaya Square, the central square of the Moscow Kremlin as seen on Victory Day, May 7, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.

Why Aren't Russians Getting Vaccinated?

by Judy Twigg, Lillian Posner

A COVID-19 shot has been available for months, yet vaccination rates remain low

Governance
A gold World Health Organization logo in several languages on the glass door of a WHO building in Geneva in February 2021.

Global Health's Reckoning with Realpolitik

by David P. Fidler

Geopolitics, global health, and foreign policy

World map shows colors that correspond to the number of health security measures countries took during national elections in 2020.
Governance

Spare the Vote, Spoil the Virus?

by Samantha Kiernan, Caroline Kantis, Priyanka Sethy

Health security measures taken for elections by country

Is this the stuff vaccines are made of? This publicity photo shows two samples of a vaccine against COVID-19, capped in Russian colors, at the Gamaleya Research Institute in Moscow on August 6, 2020. Picture shows two vials, one with a red cap and one with a blue. REUTERS/Russian Direct Investment Fund
Trade

Vaccine Dreams and Russian Reality

by Judy Twigg

Putin's gamble on an untested cure has high stakes—it could pay off if it actually works but will cost lives if it fails

A woman wearing a mask during the coronavirus pandemic walks along the empty main street Khreshchatyk in central Kyiv, Ukraine on March 30, 2020—a colorful sign behind her bears the name of the city. This is a striking photo with a stylish woman walking in front of a sign with the city's name. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Governance

Coronavirus in Ukraine

by Judy Twigg

In heat of pandemic, Ukraine’s American and European partners shouldn’t let their support of one valuable ally grow cold

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting in Moscow on preventing the spread of coronavirus in Russia on January 29, 2020. The picture shows Putin sitting in a chair listening. REUTERS/Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin photo
Trade

Russia’s Not Ready for Coronavirus

by Judy Twigg

Notwithstanding vigorous containment efforts and typical bluster, Russia faces a reckoning if COVID-19 cannot be stopped

The watercolor image shows a Russian man hefting a bottle and taking a big swig from it. His shadow is cast enlarged, looming over the top of the canvas.
Food

A Russian Prescription to Reduce Alcohol Use

by Emmanuela Gakidou, Katherine Leach-Kemon, Dana Bryazka

Sustained changes to alcohol policy in Russia have contributed to big gains in life expectancy

Volunteers in protective suits disinfect a railway station in Changsha, Hunan province, China, February 4. The photo shows several people clad head-to-toe in protective suits fogging what is presumably a disinfectant in thick clouds. REUTERS/cnsphoto
Migration

Panicky Responses to the Coronavirus are Dangerous—Here’s Why

by Yanzhong Huang

Fear of the virus may spread faster than the virus itself, a potential threat to health, liberty, trade, and the economy