Even if governments agree to suspend patent protections for vaccines, corporations can fight back with expensive lawsuits.
Corporations Should Not Have the Power to Undermine the Global Battle Against COVID-19
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Africa
Zimbabwe’s Unions Declare an End to ‘Business as Usual’
With Zimbabwe’s workers fighting for justice, it’s time for a fundamental rethink of U.S. policy toward the country.
Thinking Globally About Racial Justice
From the pandemic to climate change to police violence, today’s crises require global collaboration on a scale never seen before.
U.S. ‘Counterterrorism’ in Africa Has Failed. What’s the Alternative?
Escalating U.S. interventions have led to more extremist violence on the continent, not less.
International Law Uncanceled
The Biden administration lifted sanctions against the International Criminal Court. It’s not enough.
As Rich Nations Protect Corporate Patents, the Global Vaccine Divide is Widening
The highest income countries have gotten over half of global vaccine doses. The poorest countries have gotten just 0.1 percent.
Could Biden’s Climate Policy Invite More Militarism?
Climate change poses an existential threat. That doesn’t mean we should further empower an already bloated Pentagon.
Three Things the U.S. Must Do to Prevent Future Election Violence
I’ve spent my entire career on peacebuilding after conflict. Here’s how we avoid becoming a failed state.
Biden Shouldn’t Go Back to Washington’s Old Ways in Africa
U.S. Africa policy will be most productive if U.S. policymakers are willing to learn and collaborate rather than to preach or dictate.
For Biden, ‘Building Back Better’ Should Be a Global Challenge
In a global pandemic, it is not enough to build a robust response to COVID-19 in the United States alone.