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A line chart titled "Rising Global Sanctions" showing the number of sanctions cases from 1950 to 2022. Three lines are displayed: A dark blue solid line representing "All active cases," which rises gradually until around 2010, then sharply increases after 2020 to over 600. A light blue dashed line for "Existing cases," following a similar but slightly lower trajectory. A red line for "New cases," which remains low with minor fluctuations until a sharp spike occurs around 2022.

The Civilian Health Costs of Aid Sanctions

by Hannah Crowe

A new study examines how aid sanctions deepen global health inequality

Governance
Men tap ash from their cigarettes while smoking on the balcony of an office building.

Big Tobacco Is Being Held More Accountable Around the World

by Benoît Gomis

Regulatory regimes beyond public health are targeting Big Tobacco's abuses

Workers in orange vests unload crates of Sputnik V at an airport in Caracas, Venezuela
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How Russia's Invasion Shot Down Sputnik V

by Lillian Posner, Sarah Nance, Samantha Kiernan

Russia's decision to invade Ukraine hinders the use and distribution of its vaccine worldwide