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Preparing for AI-enabled bioweapons

Oped, Sania Nishtar, Published on 11/03/2026

» We don't know when the next epidemic or pandemic will hit, or where the next infectious threat will emerge. But we do know that the nature of the threat is constantly evolving. One of the most sobering takeaways from this year's Munich Security Conference was that AI-enabled gene editing has radically lowered the barrier to developing genetically engineered bioweapons. We must prepare to live with even deeper uncertainty about whether emerging infectious threats are natural or man-made, and whether they have been accidentally or deliberately released.

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A model to keep multilateralism alive and well

News, José Manuel Barroso, Published on 27/12/2025

» Few would deny that there has been a shift away from multilateral cooperation in recent years. As the world becomes more multipolar, geopolitical tensions are hampering efforts to devise common solutions to shared problems, and rising nationalism and fiscal crises within many traditional donor countries are threatening the institutions on which multilateralism depends.

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Covid narrative redux

Postbag, Published on 18/05/2025

» Re: "Protectionism will not protect", (Opinion, May 16).

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Protectionism will not protect

Oped, Winnie Byanyima & Michael Marmot, Published on 16/05/2025

» As many Global North countries turn inwards, foreign assistance has become an easy target. The decimation of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has dominated headlines, but the United Kingdom and many European countries have also cut their foreign-aid budgets. Policymakers in these countries view this spending as a form of charity and think that bolstering their economic and military might can deliver more benefits for more people.

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Slow response to mpox a wake-up call

News, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Published on 30/09/2024

» It feels like a movie we have already seen. A new viral strain is killing people in some of the world's poorest countries, and although vaccines against the pathogen exist, production shortages and regulatory barriers are preventing them from reaching those in need.

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Recommitting to pandemic preparedness

News, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Published on 26/08/2024

» Four years ago, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, governments were scrambling to protect their populations and prevent an economic meltdown. No one would dispute that addressing this existential threat was the top political priority back then.