International security priorities for America, preventing the next COVID-19, and the need for an infrastructure talent pipeline.
| Preventing the next pandemic The majority of emerging diseases originate in wildlife. In order to prevent the next COVID-19-type virus, Vanda Felbab-Brown argues that we need to shift from policymaking that focuses too heavily on heath-care systems and logistics to combating the root cause of many emerging diseases. Read more |
Blueprints for international security The new threat spectrum. America's traditional national security concerns—Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and transnational violent extremism—remain serious, but new threats are emerging. Michael O'Hanlon lays out five additional dangers facing the country. The challenge presented by China. Collectively responding to China's growing economic, military, and technological influence is the central geostrategic challenge for the United States and its allies. Lindsey Ford and James Goldgeier offer policy recommendations to meet this challenge head on. Cooperation on nonproliferation goals. In the past, Washington was able to work cooperatively with Russia and China on shared nonproliferation goals, but that cooperation no longer exists. Robert Einhorn discusses how the Biden administration can seek common ground and renew constructive engagement. For more, see the full selection of papers from the Blueprints for American Renewal & Prosperity series. |
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