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28 May 2020

Spotlight on COVID: Why global health is entangled with international politics

Dr David Brydan

Dr David Brydan, a lecturer in the history of modern international relations, discusses the political forces behind the World Health Organisation and why its work will never be divorced from international politics.

Spotlight on COVID: Why global health is entangled with international politics
Spotlight on COVID: Why global health is entangled with international politics

The public must think about the relationship between scientists and politicians and retain a degree of scepticism, Dr Brydan argues.

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David Brydan

Senior Lecturer in the History of Modern International Relations