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Feb 26, 2020

Since its outbreak late last year in Wuhan, China, the Coronavirus has exploded in scale and scope.   Almost every day brings news of further infections and deaths.   While the impact has been greatest in China, the appearance of cases elsewhere – including the United States -- has raised the specter of a deadly...


Feb 19, 2020

The increasing presence of plastic waste in oceans and other parts of our natural environment is a major concern for nations across the world. To combat plastic waste, China has announced a plan to ban single-use plastics across the country over the next five years. This ban would seek to counteract China’s standing...


Feb 12, 2020

In November 2018, the world was rocked by news that Chinese scientist He Jiankui had genetically manipulated human embryos and implanted them in women for gestation. He used CRISPR, a gene-modifying tool, to mutate a gene that could provide protection form HIV/AIDS.   Last December, he was sentenced to three years in...


Feb 5, 2020

The Mexican-U.S. relationship is in transition. The elections of Donald Trump in 2016 and Andres Manuel López Obrador, or AMLO, in 2018 have altered the bilateral dynamic in dramatic ways. What is the current state of the U.S.-Mexican relationship in areas such as trade, immigration, and drug related violence?

Will we...