Pardee Center Hosts Webinar on Future of Universities
Panelists explored pressing questions facing the higher education sector, such as: what does the future of higher education look like, and will COVID-19 change universities forever?
Heine Interviewed on Takeaways from US-China Summit
The U.S. and China have expressed an interest in multilateralism, which would allow them to better tackle global challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Schmidt Discusses Europe’s Crisis of Legitimacy with EPRS
Professor Schmidt discussed why she wrote her new book, set out its main arguments, and reflected on its implications for the current coronavirus crisis.
Stern Interviewed on QAnon and Online Extremists
Professor Stern discusses QAnon and the tactics it used to attract people who might otherwise not be drawn in by the movement.
Lori Shares Biggest Lesson Learned During COVID-19
“[The COVID-19 pandemic] shows that some of the institutional designs that we assume lead to good policy outcomes don’t always.”
Gallagher Quoted on COVID-19 Impacts on Biodiversity
“The world needs to be able to make sure that we’re not burning away our natural assets to get out of this crisis.”
GDP Center Publishes Policy Brief on COVID-19 Vaccination
The new policy brief considers the shortcomings of the current approach to global vaccination for COVID-19, how the TRIPS waiver could overcome these challenges, and counterarguments to the waiver.
Heine Discusses Chinese Foreign Policy on “The Heat”
Heine commented on China’s impact in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic and argued that the region should diversify its international relationships.
Gallagher Publishes Op-Ed on IMF Surcharges
“The IMF should suspend these surcharges to help countries recover from the virus, and to give the IMF the incentive to rethink its broken business model.”
Heine Quoted in FT on Chile’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Chile is one of the frontrunners in the global scramble for vaccines on a per capita basis, something Ambassador Heine attributes to its “good relations with many countries around the world.”
Faculty Weigh In On Priorities for Human Development
What should the top policy priorities be for supporting human development in the year ahead?
Najam Discusses Post-Pandemic South Asia at Atlantic Council
Dean Najam noted the lessons he learned from “The World After Coronavirus,” the turbulent state of global politics pre-COVID-19, and how the pandemic is going to shape political realities in Pakistan.
Sarkar & Meyer Publish Article on COVID-19 in Navajo Nation
The Navajo are not just dealing with the pandemic, but also with another, related public health crisis: illnesses from radiation exposure.
Santarelli Discusses Equitable COVID Vaccine Distribution
“It is up to wealthy countries to ‘leave no one behind’ and promote a sustainable and inclusive COVID-19 recovery.”
Heine Discusses COVID Vaccine Arrival in Chile
“Let us hope that, now that Chile has a significant stock of vaccines…[it will] emerge with renewed brio from what has been a most trying and difficult period.”
Ye Discusses the Future of China’s BRI
“As the country recovers from the pandemic, it is likely to pursue BRI with more deliberation at home and more opportunities abroad.”
Gallagher Publishes Op-Ed on Global Economic Recovery
“Under the Trump Administration the United States stood in the way of a proper economic response to the COVID-19 crisis. Biden should stand up and lead by example.”
Schmidt Discusses Optimism for the Future of Europe
“COVID-19 is a wake-up call. All measures point to a further deepening of European integration in a positive direction.”
Najam Publishes Op-Ed on “The World After Coronavirus” Series
In hosting #WorldAfterCorona, Dean Najam learned many things. Most importantly, he learned there is no “going back to normal.”
Heine Discusses China’s COVID-19 Vacine Sales with NPR
“What you have is a situation in which…there are strong links with China…I would argue that the vaccines are part of that great presence.”