This Week: Vaccine Nationalism, Russian Opposition, and Continued Coverage of Biden’s First 100 Days

Plus, Foreign Policy Playlist is your source for the best international podcasts [Read this email in your browser]( [FP-This-Week-tighter] Welcome to This Week. Foreign Policy continues its analysis of the ongoing protests in Russia with a special, subscriber-only [conference call]( exploring what the vast opposition movement means for Vladimir Putin and his grip on power. We also continue our coverage of the first 100 days of the Biden administration, with a brand-new project that allows you to follow every FP update about the administration in real time. We also highlight a [recent argument]( from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), who argues that vaccine nationalism isn’t just immoral—it's medically self-defeating. Thank you for reading. --------------------------------------------------------------- READ THE LATEST FROM FP [Vaccine Nationalism Harms Everyone and Protects No One]( By Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO The World Health Organization’s chief argues that hoarding vaccines isn’t just immoral—it's medically self-defeating. We are in a race against time, writes the World Health Organization’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. As vaccine distribution continues to stall globally, the chief of the WHO argues that it is time to put nationalistic sentiment aside in the pursuit of eradicating COVID-19. The development of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines in record time is a remarkable testament to modern scientific capabilities. However, whether it will bring an end to this terrible pandemic is a test of the world’s political will and moral commitment. Tedros insists that the international community cannot allow a handful of actors to dictate the terms or the time frame for ending the pandemic. The coronavirus is not just indifferent to profits and politics; it is still evolving. Vaccine nationalism combined with a restrictive approach to vaccine production is in fact more likely to prolong the pandemic—which would be tantamount to medical malpractice on a global scale. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Biden’s First 100 Days]( News and analysis on the new administration’s policies—and the people who are putting them into practice. U.S. President Joe Biden has an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days in office, including promises to address historic challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic, record unemployment, and the climate crisis. Visit FP’s special blog for news and analysis on the new administration’s policies—and the people who are putting them into practice. 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