Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

Q&A: Misinformation in the Time of an Uncontainable Virus

By Samira Sadeque
Just a month since the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus a public health emergency, it is now taking steps to contain misinformation being spread about the disease. Globally, there have been more than 82,000 cases of Coronavirus, which has claimed 2,800 lives -- the majority being in China, where the disease has been traced to. 

Iraq Looking for an ‘Independent’ Sunni Defense Minister

By Barbara Slavin
Iraqi President Fouad Massoum said this past week that the government was looking for an independent Sunni Muslim to fill the post of defense minister in an effort to improve chances of reunifying the country and defeating the group that calls itself the Islamic State (IS).

Despite New Pledges, Aid to Fight Ebola Lagging

By Jim Lobe
Despite mounting pledges of assistance, the continuing spread of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa is outpacing regional and international efforts to stop it, according to world leaders and global health experts.