News: Health
Fear and stolen promise: Implications for the poor in our response to the global pandemic
May 8, 2020Policymakers, politicians, and virtually everyone else have voiced opinions on how the coronavirus should have been dealt with, the unprecedented mandate to close down an […]
The impact of COVID-19 on community-based research in developing countries
May 7, 2020In the era of social distancing, travel restrictions, and stay-at-home orders, face-to-face research has been halted globally. One thing is clear: because of the high […]
Toward a new internationalism
May 4, 2020As we continue our isolation at home, haunted by messages of vulnerability and gloom, we ask ourselves: How will this end? What will the future […]
Mutual obligations in exceptional circumstances—and beyond
April 30, 2020The big reveal of the COVID-19 pandemic is that “no one can save themselves alone,” as Pope Francis wrote in his Easter Sunday letter. No […]
A pandemic of bungling and mismanagement: Lessons from Ebola
April 29, 2020As CEO of a humanitarian organization you regularly witness tragedy, ingenuity, and heroism as well as fear, ignorance, uncertainty, and incompetence. You also learn some […]
In The Media
Saudi Arabia must suspend the Hajj
April 27, 2020Ebrahim Moosa, professor of Islamic studies, writes about the ethical and historical grounds to cancel this year’s Hajj, in a New York Times op-ed. “Saudi Arabia […]
To choose life or solvency? Fear as a pre-existing condition in COVID-19 mortality in the United States
April 27, 2020Early in March, a friend of a friend drove himself to the hospital in the throes of COVID-19-induced pneumonia. He was rendered medically unconscious and […]
One concept, two imperatives
April 23, 2020A simple understanding of integral human development is a short formula: the development of the whole person and the development of each person. This deceptively […]
In The Media
Coronavirus may have emptied Hong Kong’s streets, but the pro-democracy protests continue
April 23, 2020Maggie Shum, research associate at the Keough School of Global Affairs, explores how the Hong Kong protest movement is adapting during the coronavirus pandemic in […]
The Big Reveal
April 22, 2020Let us consider the anxiety and fear felt by countless individuals and families uncertain of their future and vulnerable to hunger, disease, and isolation. Or, […]