Browsing White Papers (2017- ) by Issue Date

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    • The Growing Threat of Pandemics: Enhancing Domestic and International Biosecurity 
      Blackburn, Christine Crudo; Natsios, Andrew S. (Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs, 2017-03)
      The threat posed by pandemics grows alongside increased globalization and technological innovation. Distant cultures can now be connected in a day’s time, and international trade links global health and economic prosperity. ...
    • Global leadership at the crossroads: Are we prepared for the next pandemic? 
      Blackburn, Christine Crudo; Natsios, Andrew S.; Parker, Gerald W. Jr.; Katz, Rebecca; Osterholm, Michael T.; Laine, Glen A.; Fair, Joseph (Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs (The Bush School), 2018-05)
      "In this report, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at The Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University outlines eight priority areas and their accompanying recommended action items to ...
    • Community Resilience, Centralized Leadership & Multi-Sectoral Collaboration 
      Agogo, Emmanuel; Blackburn, Christine Crudo; Cameron, Elizabeth; Crespin, Richard; Klett, Josh; Lauer, Alinda; Natsios, Andrew S.; Parker, Gerald W. Jr.; Soc, Maria; Venczel, Linda; White, James (Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, 2019-05)
      One hundred years ago the 1918 influenza pandemic swept the globe, killing between 50-90 million people. The loss of life was so great that cities throughout the United States struggled to keep up with burials; it is ...
    • Pandemic Preparedness and Response in the Age of Technology 
      Blackburn, Christine Crudo; Camargo, Krisa; Laine, Glen A.; Natsios, Andrew; Parker, Gerald W.; Holt, Samantha; Reid, Austin; Wolf, Lilianna (2020-07-06)
      Effective pandemic preparedness and response depend on the quality as well as the speed of obtaining relevant information, especially from remote and hard to reach areas of the world, where most known and unknown disease ...