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The Atlanta Declaration

jnagel — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Atlanta, Georgia, is home to some of the leading global health and development organizations in the nation and the world. It has played a critical role in the movement for civil rights and social justice. It has a rich network of organizations bridging government, business, higher education and the non-profit sector.

The End of the Golden Era of Global Health?

ian — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Looking ahead to 2013 and beyond, we can already safely predict that, barring an unlikely quick turn to robust economic growth among advanced industrial economies, the global health agenda will remain in very difficult straits into the future. Things could get much more dire if there is a collapse of bipartisanship in Washington or if the economies of major emerging powers falter.

U.S. Global Health Policy in Palestinian Hands?

jdunton — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Palestinians, Israelis, Americans, and others are engaged in high-stakes brinkmanship over recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations. For the Palestinian leadership, pursuing UN statehood and membership in UN bodies holds out the prospect of greater international recognition and rare diplomatic leverage over both the United States and Israel.

Righting the Global Fund

jdunton — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Over the course of 2011, the Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria experienced unprecedented adversity. Media accounts and internal reports drew attention to instances of corruption involving grantees: $34 million of probable fraud in four African countries triggered a suspension of assistance by Germany and two other European donors.

Critical Questions for 2012

ian — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

From international security and regional study to global challenges, CSIS experts will address many of the world's most difficult policy concerns and critical questions in 2012. To kick off the new year, we asked 25 of our scholars to identity what worries them most and what are the biggest opportunities in their respective areas of study.

Japan Chair Platform: Reflections on Health Reconstruction in Japan after 3-11

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

On November 3, 2011, CSIS released a report, Partnership for Recovery and a Stronger Future: Standing with Japan after 3-11, summarizing the findings of a task force established to examine ways the United States can partner with Japan in the process of recovery from the tragedies of March 11, 2011 (http://csis.

NCDs trigger a different model of response

ian — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The September 19-20 High-Level Meeting at the UN General Assembly was a high-profile, somewhat risky and ultimately sobering test of the proposition that non-communicable disorders (NCDs) could become a new global health priority.

The United States and South Africa Have no Choice but to Re-Order their HIV/AIDS Relationship. But How can it be Done?

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The story of US engagement in South Africa to battle HIV/AIDS over the past decade is one of strategic choice, sustained commitment, and significant human impact, matched by recent strong action by the South African government to assert its leadership in reversing the course of its AIDS epidemic.

The Defense Department’s Enduring Contributions to Global Health

ian — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

In the spring of 2010, CSIS launched a year-long, independent examination of the U.S. Army and Navy overseas medical research laboratories. The impetus was an awareness that despite the laboratories’ impressive scientific accomplishments and contributions to U.S.

GAVI's Future

jdunton — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Next week, the GAVI Alliance will ask donors to commit $3.7 billion to immunize an additional 250 million children by 2015. Now, as GAVI prepares for its next decade of progress under new leadership, is an opportune moment to examine critical challenges and how they can be addressed to ensure continued success.

On the Ground with the Global Health Initiative

jdunton — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

In December 2010, the Global Health Policy Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) organized a trip to Kenya to examine progress in implementing the U.S. government’s Global Health Initiative (GHI). This trip followed an earlier mission to Kenya in August 2009 that had helped inform the recommendations of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy.

Getting the Politics Right for the September 2011 UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases

jdunton — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The UN General Assembly’s decision to convene a “high-level meeting on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide” in September 2011 creates a major, timely opportunity to elevate chronic diseases onto the global stage.

Reflections on Secretary Clinton's Launch of the QDDR

mentman — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

We both attended Secretary Clinton’s presentation of the QDDR at the State Department on Wednesday morning, December 15, where she was joined on the dais by Policy Planning Director Ann-Marie Slaughter, USAID Administrator Raj Shah, Deputy USAID Administrator Donald Steinberg, and Under Secretary for Management Patrick Kennedy. The event left several strong impressions.

Health Reconstruction in North Korea

nanderson — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

“… North Korea is not an undeveloped country; it is a country that has fallen out of the developed world... “ Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, NY: Spiegel and Grau, 2009, pp. 4.

Strengthening Global Health Preparedness

jdunton — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The world has entered an era in which the numbers of new and reemerging global health threats argue for a longer-term, more strategic, and more coherent U.S. approach to global health preparedness.

You Say G-8, I Say G-20: Let’s Not Call the Whole Thing Off

mentman — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: Why are the G-8 and G-20 leaders meeting in Canada this week, and what do they hope to accomplish?

Cultivating Global Food Security

jdunton — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

These recommendations from leaders in government, business, academia, and the nongovernmental and philanthropy communities emphasize the importance of U.S. leadership and commitment to improving food security and making agriculture a priority for broader U.S. development efforts.

Kenya Trip Report

jdunton — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Members of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy, led by commission cochairs Helene Gayle (president and CEO of CARE) and Admiral William Fallon (USN ret.), traveled to Kenya for a three-day mission, in partnership with CARE, from August 8–12, 2009. The delegation focused on a core set of questions, ultimately intended to inform commission recommendations to U.S.

The Obama Administration’s Sudan Strategy

Online Africa Policy Forum — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

After months of internal debate, mounting impatience among U.S.

H1N1: Slipping on a Slippery Disease

pfrank — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The unusual clinical characteristics of the H1N1 virus and the uncertainties about H1N1 vaccine production have brought home powerfully the unpredictability—the “slippery” nature—of influenza virus and the vaccines designed to reduce its disease burden.

The Obama Administration’s Sudan Strategy

ian — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

After months of internal debate, mounting impatience among U.S.

Secretary Clinton’s Africa Trip

ian — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Africa trip, August 3 to 14, features a tough and demanding agenda: she will be visiting dangerously conflicted Kenya, Congo, and Nigeria; holding a brief exchange with a Somali transition government close to succumbing to a radical Islamist movement affiliated with al Qaeda; reassuring unsteady postwar Liberia; and opening a dialogue with a newly

Using Measurement to Drive Results

jdunton — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

We are in the midst of a major transition in the core U.S. goals for global health. During the period 2003–2008, the predominant goal was to respond to a health emergency, through large-scale, dramatic, single-disease initiatives: the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and subsequently the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI).

U.S. Africa Policy beyond the Bush Years

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. policy toward Africa underwent a dramatic expansion under the tenure of President George W. Bush, marked by unprecedented resource flows, a major diplomatic effort in Sudan, and the establishment of historic initiatives in health, development, and security.

A Call for a Strategic U.S. Approach to the Global Food Crisis

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

In May 2008, in response to the growing global food crisis, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) launched a task force to assess the rising humanitarian, security, developmental, and market impacts of rising food costs and shortages. Its cochairs, Senators Richard G. Lugar (R-IN) and Robert P.

TWQ: Will Darfur Steal the Olympic Spotlight? - Summer 2008

asnyder — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Beginning in 2004, U.S.-based activists organized within the Save Darfur Coalition launched a formidable campaign against what they passionately assert is an unbroken genocide in Darfur instigated by the Sudanese government. In its initial period, the movement mushroomed in strength and concentrated mostly on influencing U.S. policy and approaches.

The Close of the Mugabe Era

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

After 28 years of increasingly violent misrule, the reign of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has entered its endgame.

The Close of the Mugabe Era

Online Africa Policy Forum — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Strengthening AFRICOM's Case

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Over the past six months, the CSIS Africa and International Security Programs have closely tracked the development of U.S. Africa Command by interviewing key U.S. government officials, consulting expert opinion in the United States and internationally, and canvassing views from Africa.

Strengthening AFRICOM’s Case

Online Africa Policy Forum — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Over the past six months, the CSIS Africa and International Security Programs have closely tracked the development of the US Africa Command by interviewing key U.S. government officials, consulting expert opinion in the U.S. and internationally, and canvassing views from Africa.

President Bush's Africa Trip

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

President Bush’s five-country Africa tour reminds us that presidential travel to Africa has become a new norm, following President Clinton’s visits (in 1998 and 2000) and President Bush’s 2003 trip. It brings to our attention just how much U.S.

U.S. Policy Options for Strengthening Coordination between Global HIV/AIDS and TB Programs

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Over the past two decades, the relentless spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has amplified the global tuberculosis (TB) pandemic, which had previously been coming under increasing control.

Combating the Twin Epidemics of HIV/AIDS and Drug Addiction

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

This report examines on 12 countries in Asia, Africa, and eastern Europe that have experienced significant increases in reports of injection drug use, injection-related HIV, or both during the past decade.

Integrating 21st Century Development and Security Assistance

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

In early 2007, CSIS launched an expert task force to examine the growing involvement of the Department of Defense as a direct provider of “non-traditional” security assistance, concentrated in counterterrorism, capacity building, stabilization and reconstruction, and humanitarian relief.

China's Civil Society Organizations

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

From June 13 to June 20, 2007, a senior-level delegation organized by the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS traveled to Beijing and Chengdu, China, to examine the current and potential role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in addressing China’s public health care challenges.

Health Worker Shortages Challenge PEPFAR Options for Strengthening Health Systems

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

When the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was launched in 2003, Congress overtly recognized the well-documented fact that the physical and human infrastructures essentia

Making HIV Prevention Paramount in the Next Phase of the U.S. Global HIV/AIDS Response

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The creation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in 2003 marked a historic moment in the U.S. and global response to the HIV epidemic.

HIV/AIDS in Russia: Commitment, Resources, Momentum, Challenges

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The only thing predictable about Russia’s struggle with HIV has been its unpredictability. Over the last few years, the epidemic itself has taken unexpected and still poorly understood twists and …

AFRICOM Commentary

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

On October 1, the United States launches the U.S. Africa Command, an historic step in meeting steeply rising U.S. stakes in Africa. We recently traveled to Stuttgart, Germany to meet with General “Kip” Ward, nominated to be the first AFRICOM Combatant Commander, and his staff. The trip reinforced the high risks this command faces in its first year.

Advancing U.S. Leadership on Global HIV/AIDS

Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was unveiled in 2003, just four years ago, in the middle of the first Bush administration. Follow-on events moved rapidly.

Toward a Reform Agenda for the Niger Delta

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400

On March 14, 2007, the CSIS Africa Program hosted a conference on the Niger Delta, one in a series of events organized by a consortium of U.S.-based institutions to elevate the focus on Nigeria in the lead-up to and immediately beyond Nigeria's April elections. The sponsoring institutions are CSIS, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Council on Foreign Relations, the U.S.

Moving Beyond the U.S. Government Policy of Inadmissibility of HIV-Infected Noncitizens

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500

This paper provides a brief overview of U.S. law and policy concerning inadmissibility of HIV-infected applicants for immigrant and nonimmigrant visas.

Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership on HIV/AIDS

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500

China's Expanding Role in Africa

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500

China, in its quest for a closer strategic partnership with Africa, has increasingly dynamic economic, political, and diplomatic activities on the continent.

China’s Expanding Role in Africa and Implications for the United States

Online Africa Policy Forum — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500

On January 1, 2007, just two months after the historic China-Africa summit in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing embarked on a whirlwind, seven-nation tour in Africa, making stops in Benin, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Chad, the Central African Republic, Eritrea, and Botswana.

Integrating Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Programs

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400

The G-8, Russia's Presidency, and HIV/AIDS in Eurasia

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400

July’s G-8 summit in St. Petersburg offers an opportunity to focus global attention on the Eurasian HIV/AIDS epidemic, particularly in Russia, China, and India, and to strengthen a coordinated …

More than Humanitarianism: A Strategic U.S. Approach Toward Africa

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500

This report, "More than Humanitarianism: A Strategic U.S. Approach Toward Africa" is a product of an Independant Task Force, co-chaired by Anthony Lake, Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University and Christine Todd Whitman, former Governor of New Jersey and EPA Administrator, and directed by J.

HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: Toward Sustainable U.S. Engagement

Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400

A Strategic U.S. Approach to Governance and Security in the Gulf of Guinea

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400

A Report of the CSIS Task Force on Gulf of Guinea Security