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The WHO’s Pandemic Treaty: The End of National Sovereignty and Freedom

The WHO’s Pandemic Treaty: The End of National Sovereignty and Freedom
The flag of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva on March 5, 2021. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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Even as much of the world continues to move past the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) is already looking ahead and preparing for the emergence of “other pandemics and other major health emergencies.” To ensure that the world is adequately prepared for future pandemics, “the World Health Assembly” held a special session, on Dec. 1, 2021, entitled The World Together.
Birsen Filip holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and master’s degrees in economics and philosophy. She has published numerous articles and chapters on a range of topics, including political philosophy, geo-politics, and the history of economic thought, with a focus on the Austrian School of Economics and the German Historical School of Economics. She is the author of the upcoming book “The Early History of Economics in the United States: The Influence of the German Historical School of Economics on Teaching and Theory” (Routledge, 2022). She is also the author of “The Rise of Neo-liberalism and the Decline of Freedom.”
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