This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The fact is, the US has always been an unreliable world citizen when it comes to climate change diplomacy. We have always been extremely demanding, with exceedingly small “win sets” available for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Roughly 52 percent of the world remains offline. With the internet shouldering more of the global economy — as well as education, agriculture, healthcare, and government services — the world’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By 2050, the world’s population is expected to rise to over 9 billion, with 2 billion people above the age of 60. Governments have agreed on a very ambitious set…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The plight of displaced people, especially Syrian refugees, has been largely ignored by the mass media since this human rights tragedy dominated news headlines during the fall of 2015. Yet this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Closed borders, racism, xenophobic attacks, rejected asylum applications, poverty and lengthy waits. These experiences are what many refugees and migrants in Greece say defined 2017 for them. More than 60,000…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The release of the Performance of Australian Aid report in May showed the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was nearing an important target set by Julie Bishop as one her first orders of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s easy to be skeptical of China’s overseas aid as a gambit to control smaller countries. The Chinese 4-year-old, $900 billion belt-and-road initiative aimed at building public infrastructure all over Asia effectively widens…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first time in the 25-year history of international climate negotiations, the 197 member countries of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have reached an agreement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women’s economic empowerment is often touted as the magic bullet — one that can respond to and mitigate violence by increasing the bargaining power women have within their households, communities,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This year’s Global Landscapes Forum aimed to launch a revitalized “movement,” bringing together a range of actors under one banner to drive progress toward the climate change and sustainable development agendas. More…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Illicit trade in tobacco products is costing governments billions of dollars, and is undermining global efforts toward tobacco control. A protocol aimed at eliminating tobacco illicit trade aims to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Any surgery is a stressful and scary procedure for patients. While they can, and do, save many lives, things can go wrong during the procedure, the operations can exacerbate other…