Joelle Reimer is a Junior Research Fellow with the NATO Association of Canada's Global Health and Security Program. She is currently completing a Master’s in International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa, and holds a B.A. (Hons) in Political Studies from the University of Manitoba. Her international experience includes living in London, UK, participating at the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York, and currently as an SDG 5 Gender Equality Fellow with the United Nations Association in Canada. She looks forward to advancing policy dialogue surrounding global health, gender-informed policy, international security, and peacebuilding.
On May 2, 2026, the World Health Organization received notification of a hantavirus outbreak aboard a Dutch-flagged cruise ship. While the outbreak remains contained at the time of reporting, it has renewed policy attention to the persistent security risks posed by zoonotic diseases (any disease naturally transmissible between animals and humans) and the global systems Read More…
