This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The intractable war in Yemen that has been laying waste to the northern half of the country for nearly three years became even more dismal in early November when Saudi…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The European Union’s 2018 budget is set to include more money for humanitarian aid, but less development spending than the year before, angering nongovernmental organizations that say Brussels has fallen…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Almost 21 million people around the world are now getting life-prolonging AIDS drugs, according to a report issued on Monday. But another 16 million people infected with H.I.V. are not…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Senate will include repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate in its final tax bill. The individual mandate is Obamacare’s requirement that every American enroll in health insurance or be fined.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New research from the Tax Policy Center has told us how charitable giving will be affected by the House tax reform bill, H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The GOP tax plan, released Thursday, would take the long-overdue step of allowing parents to use elementary and secondary education expenses under 529 savings plans. This could help parents across the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “UN peacekeeping operations are on the frontlines of our efforts to prevent the emergence of lawless regions where insecurity, transnational crime, and extremism can flourish. They are an investment in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lunchtime at school is supposed to be the part of a kid’s day where they can spend time with their friends, laugh, have fun, and hopefully eat a nutritious meal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are indeed connections between the causes of conflict and deforestation, as well as between peacebuilding and REDD+. My hope for the coming years is to see more world leaders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As part of our “Americans in the UN” project to share the stories of Americans who work for the United Nations, we talked to Mary Catherine “Kati” Maternowska who has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Nafkote Dabi, Oxfam’s policy lead in Niger, Nigeria, and Chad, went to Brussels for meetings at the European Union institutions in late October, she expected to be talking about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We live in an age of disinformation. Lies under oath lies online, bot-spread fake news, the inability to tell fact from advocacy, trolling, doxing,* online/offline harassment – this is the atmosphere…