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A scientific study that was long kept under wraps by the State Department finally provides some—though not all—of the answers to mysterious health problems of American officials.

Foreign-born doctors and entrepreneurs are at the forefront of fighting the pandemic and resuscitating economies, but nativist politicians still want to keep them out.

The vaccine partnership would help ensure equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine—including in the United States—but Trump won’t participate.

Finland’s president carves a diplomatic niche, the coronavirus pandemic sounds alarm bells about genetic engineering, and Donald Trump seeks to actualize his dictatorial dreams.

The next pandemic could be bioengineered in someone’s garage using cheap and widely available technology.

New data demonstrates a devastating effect on downstream water supplies that feed millions of people.

The case of fracking in Pennsylvania shows that if experts and fossil fuel industry leaders can cooperate, innovation is possible.

Studies are building toward a tentative clinical profile of the outbreak.

Without one, it risks missing out on all the technology’s benefits—and falling behind rivals such as China.

Washington and Beijing have a shared interest in making sure new technology stays within limits.

Beijing is a natural partner to fast and cheap development, but Riyadh should be wary of alienating its allies.

The resignation of a State Department official is the latest instance of a systematic suppression of evidence, former officials and whistleblowers say.

The brutal legacy of industrialization left the “scientific-technical intelligentsia” in the cold.

Hsue-Shen Tsien was driven out of the United States by political paranoia. Will the same happen to a new generation of Chinese talent?

The world thought it had fought the HIV virus to a stalemate—but its strategy was flawed in ways that are only now becoming clear.

With escalating drug prices and growing vaccine paranoia, American populism is taking down the edifice of global public health.

FP’s editor in chief introduces our July issue on how to adapt to robots, AI, trade wars, and an aging world.

New visa limitations for Chinese students only aid Beijing’s technocratic ambitions.

As an era of peace approaches, both countries should take practical steps to strengthen the relationship.