Coronavirus (COVID-19) Politics and International Relations

View of the seeds presented at the Fuligong Biodiversity Experience Park in Kunming city, southwest China's Yunnan province, 13 October 2021.No Use China. No Use France.

The threat of catastrophic biodiversity loss

Vanda Felbab-Brown and David Dollar

Monday, October 25, 2021

FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a bilateral meeting with Swiss Interior and Health Minister Alain Berset on the sidelines of the opening of the 74th World Health Assembly at the WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland May 24, 2021. Laurent Gillieron/Pool via REUTERS

Covid and the end of the post 9/11 era

Thomas Wright and Gideon Rachman

The Rachman Review

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Afghan collaborators, their families, Spanish soldiers and members of the embassy board a Spanish military plane as part of their evacuation, at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 27, 2021. Ministry of Defense of Spain/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

The world reacts to Afghanistan

Constanze Stelzenmüller, Suzanne Maloney, Madiha Afzal, Yun Sun, Bryce Klehm, and Joy Neumeyer

The Lawfare Podcast

Friday, August 27, 2021

Imagen de archivo de personal de seguridad vigilando el exterior del Instituto de Virología de Wuhan durante la visita del equipo de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) a cargo de investigar los orígenes del COVID-19, en Wuhan, provincia de Hubei, China. 3 de febrero, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Archivo

The IC’s report of the origins of the pandemic and the PRC’s hysterical propaganda onslaught

Thomas Wright and Ian Masters

Background Briefing

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Marine One arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland as Air Force One waits on the tarmac for President Joe Biden.

Will COVID-19 mark the end of the old international order?

Thomas Wright and David Dollar

Monday, August 16, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 400m Hurdles - Round 1 - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Athletes compete as Olympic rings are seen REUTERS/Peter Jebautzke

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were always meant to be a story of resilience

Mireya Solís and David Dollar

Monday, August 2, 2021

The inaugural Quad leaders meeting with the President of the United States Joe Biden, the Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison during a virtual meeting in Sydney, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AAP Image/Pool/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

International Women’s Day special: Women in defense and foreign policy

Tanvi Madan, Olivia Nelson, Danielle Cave, Lisa Sharland, Jenna Allen, Anastasia Kapetas, and Khwezi Nkwanyana

Policy, Guns & Money

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Shoppers are seen wearing masks while shopping at a Walmart store in Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo/File Photo

Economic issues in the 2020 election, and beyond

David Wessel and Fred Dews

Friday, October 16, 2020

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), it was announced shortly after midnight on Friday, October 2, 2020. They are seen leaving the White House to attend the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Photo by Ken Cedeno/Pool/Sipa USANo Use UK. No Use Germany.

The president has COVID-19. Now what?

John Hudak and Adrianna Pita

Friday, October 2, 2020

Devotees wear protective face masks as they gather to perform Tarpana, a religious ritual, on the banks of the Ganges river to honour the souls of their departed ancestors during the auspicious day of Mahalaya, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Howrah on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Ranita Roy - RC290J93ZM4U

India’s triple whammy: COVID-19, China, and the economy

Tanvi Madan, Sadanand Dhume, and Milan Vaishnav

Grand Tamasha

Tuesday, September 15, 2020