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Expert assessments and non-partisan government reports indicate that the United States is not fully prepared to handle another pandemic or major, widespread health crisis. While the country has integrated several operational lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, a combination of severe federal funding cuts, public health workforce losses, coordination gaps, and eroded public trust has left the nat

The contemporary political climate in the United States is characterized by deep division, institutional strain, and rapid technological changes. Ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections, researchers, national security agencies, and political scientists have highlighted several interconnected threats to the stability and health of American democracy. The primary threats defining the current