Learning from Covid-19: Preparing for the next pandemic

Learning from Covid-19: Preparing for the next pandemic

Last week, a high-level task force at the Council on Foreign Relations released its final report, Improving Pandemic Preparedness: Lessons from COVID-19. The key takeaway? Pandemics are expensive and inevitable. It is essential, the report argues, to prepare for the next pandemic even as we’re grappling with the effects of COVID-19.

Acting on climate while states fail to act

Acting on climate while states fail to act

Brazil and the developing world are not the only culprits on climate change. The developed world too shares the blame for CO2 output. Unfortunately, the international system lacks the capacity to address these gaps. Is it time to reconsider activism and action that doesn’t depend on states?