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Jonathan Kennedy is a lecturer in Global Health at Queen Mary University of London.

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  1. When Populism Can Kill
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    When Populism Can Kill

    Jul 20, 2017 Domna Michailidou & Jonathan Kennedy warn that hostility toward experts is undermining vaccination and causing avoidable outbreaks.

  2. Rethinking Humanitarian Aid in Civil Wars
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    Rethinking Humanitarian Aid in Civil Wars

    Oct 25, 2016 Jonathan Kennedy & Domna Michailidou show how conflicting mandates in the UN Charter are tying the organization's hands in Syria.

  3. The Politics of Polio Eradication
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    The Politics of Polio Eradication

    Mar 15, 2016 Jonathan Kennedy & Domna Michailidou recount how immunization workers overcame a recent reversal in the fight against the virus.

  4. Militant Islamism and Vaccine Skepticism
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    Militant Islamism and Vaccine Skepticism

    Oct 22, 2015 Jonathan Kennedy & Domna Michailidou urges a better understanding of why most polio cases occur in countries with Islamic insurgencies.

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    The IMF Must End Its Destructive Surcharges

    Joseph E. Stiglitz, et al.

    The International Monetary Fund’s surcharge policy has led to an unseemly state of affairs: countries in financial distress have become the largest source of net revenue to the Fund in recent years. These surcharges must be eliminated or, at the very least, adjusted to reduce the excessive burden on highly indebted countries.

     decry the counterproductive practice of imposing additional fees on countries in debt distress.
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    Conflict and Competitiveness in Europe

    Ana Palacio supports the EU reform agenda recently proposed by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
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    China Shuts Down Its International-Adoption Machine

    Yi Fuxian

    When it comes to alleviating the severe demographic crisis that China faces, prohibiting international adoptions of Chinese children amounts to a mere drop in the bucket. Still, the government's decision to do so is significant, as it reflects a long-overdue recognition that people should not be viewed as a burden.

     welcomes the government's apparent recognition that a severe demographic crisis looms.
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    From the Year of Elections to the Year of Governance

    Adam Nelson & Kristen Sample highlight five major challenges reformist governments must confront to minimize populist threats.
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    Africa’s Path to Green Prosperity

    Erik Berglöf highlights the potential that a young population and abundant renewable-energy resources represent.
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    Saving the Planet from Plastics

    Jayati Ghosh explains why recycling alone is not enough to mitigate the health and climate effects of overproduction.
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    What Harris and Trump Will Do

    With less than two months to go until the US presidential election, the candidates’ opposing worldviews, objectives, and priorities – and their implications for international relations, the economy, and democracy – have come into sharper focus. While it is impossible to know exactly what a leader will do once in office, the contours of both a Donald Trump and a Kamala Harris presidency are remarkably well defined.

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    The Big Picture

    PS editors
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    Macron’s Trial by Fire

    Hugo Drochon reflects on the French president's efforts to maintain control after a painful election season.

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