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Foreign Policy

‘There Isn’t a Vaccine to Buy’

Dr. Tom Frieden, Former CDC Director, talks with Democracy about the Delta variant, criticism of the CDC, and the urgent need for a broad global response.

By Tom Frieden

China: Two Key Questions

By Sheena Chestnut Greitens

Southeast Asia: China's Long Shadow

By Donald K. Emmerson

North Korea: Getting Back to the Table

The Administration is expected to reveal its policy soon on dealing with North Korea. Here are some priorities that should guide its thinking.

By Duyeon Kim

Building Back Better (Than Expected)

An update on the hits and misses—fortunately, with many more of the former than the latter— of Joe Biden's recent slate of appointments.

By Jeff Hauser David Segal