A Discussion on Global Health with Tom Bollyky

Tom Bollyky joins Jim Lindsay to discuss the state of global health and the paradox of progress.

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Host
  • James M. Lindsay
    Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
Episode Guests
  • Thomas J. Bollyky
    Bloomberg Chair in Global Health; Senior Fellow for International Economics, Law, and Development; and Director of the Global Health Program

Show Notes

Tom Bollyky joins Jim Lindsay to discuss the state of global health and the paradox of progress. Tom is director of the global health program and senior fellow for global health, economics, and development at CFR. He is also an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University and the author of the book Plagues and the Paradox of Progress: Why the World is Getting Healthier in Worrisome Ways.

China

Robert D. Blackwill, the Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at CFR, and Richard Fontaine, the chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the U.S. response to the rise of China.

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Michelle Gavin, the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the ongoing deadly conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

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Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at the CFR, and Matthias Matthijs, senior fellow for Europe at CFR and associate professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the results and consequences of the 2024 European Parliament elections.

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