Foreign Policy Speaker Series
on
New Strategies for the Pandemic’s Second Year
A new set of priorities has emerged in the second year of the pandemic as countries navigate complex international politics to secure vaccines, roll out their vaccination programmes and continue balancing lives and livelihoods in the long-term. Confidence in a global effort has increased lately with the United States’ re-engagement with the WHO and tremendous support for COVAX under the Biden Administration. However, hopes for a post-pandemic world are still challenged by vaccine nationalism, resource hoarding and an infodemic. What multilateral measures can be pursued to ensure vaccine equity for all countries? What geopolitical factors could impede fair distribution of vaccines? How can the United States and other superpowers support public health initiatives globally and what is the role of transparent, peer-reviewed data in in such initiatives? What kind of cooperation can countries such as Malaysia foster with the United States to build back better and fairer, in their health systems and societies?
Moderators:
Muhammad Sinatra
Analyst
Foreign Policy and Security Studies (FPSS)
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
Ainun Jaabi
Senior Researcher
Technology, Innovation, Environment and Sustainability (TIES)
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
Speakers:
Dr John MacArthur
Regional Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Southeast Asia office
Thailand
Dr Swee Kheng Khor
Visiting Fellow
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia
Associate Fellow, Chatham House
The United Kingdom
Date | 24 March 2021 |
Time | 10:00am (UTC+8) |
Venue | ISIS.Forum (Via Zoom Webinar) |