Fisher goes on to argue not only that we have failed to "stimulate the development of an arsenal of drugs that would enable us to cure or treat the diseases that are ravaging the developing world" but that lack of incentive has also resulted in a failure to produce the kinds of vaccines and drugs that would eradicate those diseases entirely, or at least shield people against them.
In NATO capitals, diplomats are fretting over the "decoupling" of the United States, protected by an anti-missile shield, from its European allies.In China, which has threatened to accelerate its own strategic arms build-up in response to the American shield, officials are convinced that the shield is directed against them; they speak ominously about a new cold war.
Western analysts would be making an even bigger mistake by overlooking his cynical use of Turkey's strategic placement astride Europe and Asia as a powerful shield against his critics, rendering them mute.
He took pity on elephants in winter and provided heated water for them to bathe in; he had shawls made for jackals to shield them against the cold.
We intervened to shield them against the penalty.
And shield them against the energy-zapping emissions of cellphones in packed stadiums.
Moscow will also need to be more proactive with its Iranian partners, who both show disdain for Russia and use it to shield them against Western pressures.
Even the welcome pupil premium, which funnels extra money to schools with poorer intakes, will struggle to do much more than shield them against retrenchment.
Climbing helmets can't have as many vents as, say, bike helmets because they not only protect heads during a fall but also shield them against falling objects.
Most now have flexible exchange rates, which leave them less vulnerable to a disruptive collapse of currency pegs, as well as ample reserves to shield them against a run on their currencies, government debt, and bank deposits.
