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Famous singer and social activist Bono attends a Senate Appropriations State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee hearing on foreign assistance in Washington D.C. on April 12, 2016. The photo shows Bono at a long table with several rows of chairs behind him. The chairs are filled with people who appear to be laughing. The REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

How to Tackle Global Problems in an Age of Populism

by Chris Collins, Mark P. Lagon

Appetites for investment do exist today to define achievable goals, apply effective tools, and solve global challenges

A security guard stands at attention at a hotel near Algiers, Algeria on Feb 4, 2020—where people evacuated from the Wuhan area in China are quarantined as a preventive measure because of coronavirus. Photo shows a guard wearing a face mask. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina
Governance

Coronavirus—Unknown Source, Unrecognized Spread, and Pandemic Potential

by Daniel Lucey, Kristen Kent

With novel coronavirus expected to become pandemic, it’s past time to prioritize Africa where cases are likely occurring

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