Global health threats don’t respect borders — they require strong collaborations and trust across partners. Yet a new policy from the National Institutes of Health blindsided U.S. researchers and could immediately upend the international research collaborations critical for understanding and responding to global health threats.

Most of NIH’s research is conducted through grants awarded to U.S. universities and research institutions. When these projects involve collaborative work overseas, U.S.-based researchers need to establish subcontracts with international partners who have the local expertise and infrastructure needed to carry out the research.

For example, for a U.S. research team to be able to study the development of HIV drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa, they need to d

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