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March 27, 2024

Space
UFOs: Close Encounters of the National Security Kind

Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) are real. And the truth about them is often hidden from the public, for reasons related to national security. That secrecy has fed conspiracy theories about the pos…

Podcast Sign for UFO "self parking" against a blue sky.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, Philippe Ailleris, Shane Harris, and Kai-Uwe Schrogl Why It Matters

April 5, 2011

Japan
Japan’s Health Concerns

In the aftermath of Japan’s earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis, Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow for Global Health Laurie Garrett discusses the health concerns the country faces.

Explainer Video by Laurie Garrett

July 11, 2013

Health
Staying Safe in a Biology Revolution

CFR Senior Fellow for Global Health Laurie Garrett explains the conundrum of dual-use research of concern (DURC), in which the same experiments that allow scientists to understand pandemics can also …

Explainer Video by Laurie Garrett

June 7, 2011

Health Policy and Initiatives
AIDS at 30: Getting Policy and Funding Right

On the heels of the 30th anniversary since AIDS was recognized, the UN General Assembly will meet to discuss the next course of HIV/AIDS funding. CFR Senior Fellow for Global Health Laurie Garrett tr…

Explainer Video by Laurie Garrett

February 17, 2017

China
A Lethal Bird Flu Returns to China

A surge in deaths in China from a virulent form of influenza has set off a scramble among health officials to find infected bird stocks, while experts have yet to produce a viable vaccine, writes CFR…

Expert Brief by Laurie Garrett Global Health Program