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Cybersecurity: A Critical Infrastructure Challenge and the Need for Global Cooperation (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:26:39 -0400

Listen to Massimo Sarmi, chief executive officer of Poste Italiane, discuss the steps that his organization is taking to address cybersecurity threats.

Cybersecurity: A Critical Infrastructure Challenge and the Need for Global Cooperation (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:28:18 -0400

Watch Massimo Sarmi, chief executive officer of Poste Italiane, discuss the steps that his organization is taking to address cybersecurity threats.

Presidential Proclamation: Declaration of a National Emergency with Respect to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic

Council on Foreign Relations — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:28:50 -0400

Proclamation

Annual Report to Congress on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), 2005

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:10:00 -0400

Report

Annual Report to Congress on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), 2006

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:07:16 -0400

Report

Annual Report to Congress on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), 2008

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:04:44 -0400

Report

Annual Report to Congress on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:56:58 -0400

Report

China's Security Future

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:32:46 -0400

Maryanne Kivlehan-Wise, James Mulvenon, and Mark Stokes discuss China's security future.

Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy: Session One: The Science (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:58:10 -0400

Watch experts detail how pandemic influenza viruses are created, why populations are affected differently, and how vaccinations affect the spread of the virus.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy, which was cosponsored with Science Magazine.

Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy: Session Two: The Economics (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:57:31 -0400

Watch experts analyze the economic effects of pandemic influenza including on the labor force and trade.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy, which was cosponsored with Science Magazine.

Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy: Session Three: Foreign Policy (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:00:36 -0400

Watch experts discuss the U.S. foreign policy implications of a global pandemic including access to vaccinations and effects on trade.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy, which was cosponsored with Science Magazine.

Session I of a Council On Foreign Relations Symposium on Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics and Foreign Policy

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:30:20 -0400

Session I of the Council On Foreign Relations Symposium Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics and Foreign Policy. Subject: The Science

Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy: Session One: The Science (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:00:26 -0400

Listen to experts detail how pandemic influenza viruses are created, why populations are affected differently, and how vaccinations affect the spread of the virus.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy, which was cosponsored with Science Magazine.

Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy: Session Two: The Economics (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:08:46 -0400

Listen to experts analyze the economic effects of pandemic influenza including on the labor force and trade.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy, which was cosponsored with Science Magazine.

Session III of a Council On Foreign Relations Symposium on Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics and Foreign Policy

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:30:20 -0400

Session III of a Council on Foreign Relations Symposium on Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics And Foreign Policy. Subject: Foreign Policy

Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy: Session Three: Foreign Policy (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:00:47 -0400

Listen to experts discuss the U.S. foreign policy implications of a global pandemic including access to vaccinations and effects on trade.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, Pandemic Influenza: Science, Economics, and Foreign Policy, which was cosponsored with Science Magazine.

All For Universal Health Coverage

Council on Foreign Relations — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:23:29 -0400

"The world community is at a crucial juncture" in their implementation of better health coverage, write Laurie Garrett, A. Mushtaque Chowdhury and Ariel Pablos-Méndez.

Constraints Loom for Swine Flu Vaccine

Council on Foreign Relations — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:54:38 -0400

David Fedson, an international expert in flu vaccine policy, says the current distribution system could leave many developing countries without access to vaccines during a flu pandemic. Fedson suggests more attention be given to alternative drug therapies.

Technology and Commerce: The Impact on International Coverage (Video)

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:23:42 -0400

Watch experts discuss the impact of technology on the press and the future of traditional media.

This session was part of the Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship 60th Anniversary Event, which was made possible through the generous support of the Ford Foundation and Time Warner, Inc.

Technology and Commerce: The Impact on International Coverage (Audio)

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:00:34 -0400

Listen to experts discuss the impact of technology on the press and the future of traditional media.

This session was part of the Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship 60th Anniversary Event, which was made possible through the generous support of the Ford Foundation and Time Warner, Inc.

FP: Brazil's Public Option

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:47:04 -0400

Eduardo Gomez writes that as President Obama pushes to pass healthcare reform in the United States, "he would do well to examine the praiseworthy successes -- and the worrying failures -- of a decades-old universal system in the region's second-largest democracy."

The World Health Organization

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:31:30 -0400

The World Health Organization has gained prominence for its success in battling diseases such as polio and malaria, but is challenged by an unwieldy mission and strained resources in a landscape of competing organizations.

North American Leaders' Declaration on H1N1, August 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:10:57 -0400

Statement

Report to the President on U.S. Preparations for H1N1 Influenza, August 2009

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:14:57 -0400

Report

Lessons in Universal Health Insurance Models

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:10:38 -0400

As the United States looks to reform its health care system and expand access to the uninsured, countries that have moved toward universal health care may offer lessons.

CBO: Effects of Changes to the Health Insurance System on Labor Markets

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:49:47 -0400

This report looks at the various ways changes to the American health insurance system could affect the labor market.

Providing HIV Treatment in an Uncertain Financial Climate

Council on Foreign Relations — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:52:02 -0400

CFR Fellow Peter Navario discusses the leveling off of South Africa's AIDS epidemic and its ability to step up HIV/AIDS treatments in light of "flatlined" global health funding.

Prepared Testimony by Charles D. Ferguson Before the House Committee on Science and Technology

Council on Foreign Relations — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:20:07 -0400

Charles D. Ferguson gives an "Assessment of the Proliferation Risks of Spent Fuel Reprocessing and Alternative Nuclear Waste Management Strategies," before the House Committee on Science and Technology.

Hurdles in Declaring Swine Flu a Pandemic

Council on Foreign Relations — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:24:46 -0400

CFR's Laurie Garrett says a number of factors delayed the World Health Organization from declaring swine flu a global pandemic, including internal politics and concerns about flaws in the alert system.

NYT: Is This a Pandemic? Define 'Pandemic'

Council on Foreign Relations — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:47:46 -0400

It is not often clear when the spread of a disease, such as cholera, becomes a pandemic.