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The Ebola Outbreak

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The Ebola epidemic that has been ravaging West Africa’s societies and economies since early this year has now become a cause of global alarm. Which countries are most vulnerable to the spread of the virus, and how should those suspected of carrying it be treated?

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  1. Ebola’s Next Frontier
    Ebola quarantine Monrovia Liberia Monrovia Liberia/Morgana Wingard/UNDP

    Ebola’s Next Frontier

    Oct 23, 2014 Hrishabh Sandilya & Dany Shoham worry that the epidemic could easily spread from West Africa to India.

  2. Ebola in America
    Ebola drug research US Army Africa/Flickr

    Ebola in America

    Oct 20, 2014 Abdul El-Sayed says that the arrival of Ebola in the US is a wake-up call not to cut public-health funding.

  3. The End of Ebola
    Ebola workers Marcus Dipaola/ZumaPress

    The End of Ebola

    Oct 17, 2014 Abdul Tejan-Cole calls for an open-source approach to developing and deploying treatments and vaccines.

  4. Rebooting Globalization
    Globalization celebration Pip Wilson/Flickr

    Rebooting Globalization

    Sep 23, 2014 Martina Larkin examines what needs to be done to head off the dangers of global fragmentation.

  5. Ice Buckets and Ebola
    Ice bucket challenge and ebola Martin | CDC Global/Flickr

    Ice Buckets and Ebola

    Sep 11, 2014 Abdul El-Sayed compares Western responses to the summer's two top health stories.

  6. Africa Beyond Ebola
    Microfinance Africa Gates Foundation/Flickr

    Africa Beyond Ebola

    Sep 4, 2014 Ana Palacio says that the disease's outbreak has overshadowed three key recent events affecting the region.

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    Fifty Years of Immunization Success Call for 50 More

    Sania Nishtar touts the remarkable results of global collaboration on routine vaccination and foresees continued progress.
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    Trump on Trial

    From a long list of criminal indictments to unfavorable voter demographics, there is plenty standing between presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and a second term in the White House. But a Trump victory in the November election remains a distinct possibility – and a cause for serious economic concern.

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    The IMF Chose the Right Leader the Wrong Way

    Ngaire Woods thinks the Fund’s process for selecting its managing director is woefully out of step with today’s world.
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    Trump Is Putin’s Only Hope Now

    Carl Bildt considers the implications of Ukraine finally receiving the Western military aid it has been waiting for.
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    How to Rebuild Trust in Public Institutions

    Eleanor Carter & Carolyn J. Heinrich highlight the value of face-to-face interactions at a time when governments are phasing out in-person services.
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    Is Trump Above the Law?

    Nancy Isenberg

    Contrary to what former US President Donald Trump would have the American public believe, no president enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. To suggest otherwise is to reject a bedrock principle of American democracy: the president is not a monarch.

    explains why the US Supreme Court must reject the former president's claim to immunity from prosecution.
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    Ukraine Is Far From Doomed

    Tatyana Deryugina & Anastassia Fedyk

    When comparing Ukraine’s situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible. But it will require the West, and the US in particular, to put aside domestic political squabbles and muster the political will to provide Ukraine with consistent and robust military and financial assistance.

    compare Russia's full-scale invasion to World War II and see reason to hope – as long as aid keeps flowing.
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    The Pandemic Financing Developing Countries Need

    Rachel Glennerster urges multilateral development banks to establish mechanisms that enable at-risk vaccine purchases.
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    The Geopolitics of Africa’s Debt Crisis

    Anne O. Krueger urges developed countries to back efforts by the IMF and the World Bank to promote growth-enhancing reforms.

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