The Coronavirus Crisis
“Irresponsible and Dangerous”: U.S. Deports Haitians Despite Coronavirus Risks
Public health experts fear that an outbreak of Covid-19 could have particularly deadly consequences for the impoverished island nation.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
America and the New Geopolitics After Coronavirus
Depending on how the world responds to the emerging challenges of the coronavirus, we could weather this storm — and maybe even make our societies stronger.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Misinformation Hampered Ebola Response. The Same Thing Could Happen With Coronavirus.
Beating back Ebola required a pitched battle not just against the disease, but also against lies, conspiracy theories, and attacks on public health workers.
The Coronavirus Crisis
With Fake Hand Sanitizer and 12 Ventilators, Afghanistan Expects Millions of Coronavirus Cases
As many as 15,000 people per day crossed into Afghanistan last month from Iran, fleeing Covid-19 and potentially bringing the pandemic with them.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Coronavirus Started in China, but Europe Became the Hub for Its Global Spread
Travel from Europe accounts for Covid-19 index cases in at least 93 countries, with African nations being the most affected.
Voices
Beware of Trump Using the Coronavirus as a Cover for War With Iran
Strangling Iran’s economy, already devastated by Covid-19, isn’t enough for Trump, even though a new war would be a strategic disaster.
The Coronavirus Crisis
In West African Coronavirus Hot Spot, War Has Left 700,000 Homeless and Exposed
Burkina Faso has endured poverty, drought, hunger, and coups. Now experts fear that Covid-19 could decimate entire settlements of the country's displaced.
The Iran Cables
Leaked Intelligence Cables Detail a Secret Propaganda War Between Iranian Spies and Exiled Militant Group
The documents reveal Tehran’s deep hatred of the Mojahedin-e Khalq, as well as a sober assessment of its activities around the world.
Targeting Iran
Defectors Tell of Torture and Forced Sterilization in Militant Iranian Cult
Interviews with six defectors, including several who held senior positions, offer the most detailed account to date of what life was like inside the MEK.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Italy's Coronavirus Nightmare Could Happen in U.S. Within Days or Weeks, Ex-CDC Chief Says
Whether the U.S. healthcare system buckles like Italy’s “really depends on how vigorously and promptly we do social distancing,” Dr. Tom Frieden said.