The United States formally withdraws from the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 22, leaving the leading United Nations health agency without its largest historical funder and most capable public-health partner. Much commentary has framed the move as reckless disengagement. That misunderstands both the rationale for withdrawal and the opportunity it creates. As detailed in a American Enterprise Institute working paper, withdrawal should be understood not as abandonment, but as the beginning of a new strategy.
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