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Women’s Power IndexFind out where women around the world wield political power—and why it matters.
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What’s at Stake With Rising Competition in the Arctic?A changing climate and growing competition for resources is raising tensions among Arctic nations.
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What Does the World Health Organization Do?Since its postwar founding, the UN agency has garnered both praise and criticism for its response to international public health crises, including a new coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
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Advancing Gender Equality in Foreign PolicyIn recent years many countries have made gender equality a foreign policy priority. Government officials, civil society activists, and multilateral leaders reflected on these efforts and offered recommendations for governments to strengthen their commitments.
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Season Two TrailerIs China exporting its authoritarian model to other countries? Is the “fast fashion” industry accelerating climate change? In season two, Why It Matters explores a new series of issues that are flying under the radar now, but won’t be for long.
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Global Leadership Is in Quarantine Just When It Is Needed MostContrasting the current pandemic with past crises underscores U.S. President Donald J. Trump's abdication of global leadership.
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How Should the World Respond to the Coming Wave of Climate Migrants?Nations should use existing international institutions, instruments, and laws to protect and assist vulnerable populations, while mobilizing foreign aid to help communities in the developing world absorb the coming wave of environmental migrants.
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With the United States Backsliding, Who Will Defend Democracy in the World?A new Freedom House report finds that India and the United States were among the foremost contributors last year to democratic backslide and that global freedom continues to decline.
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A Responsibility to Protect the Earth? Reframing Sovereignty in the AnthropoceneProtecting the biosphere requires new conceptions of sovereign obligation.
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Dimming the SkyAs climate change accelerates, some scientists are researching ways to alter our climate to slow down warming. But the method, called solar geoengineering, comes with some serious risks.
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World Economic UpdateThe World Economic Update highlights the quarter’s most important and emerging trends. Discussions cover changes in the global marketplace with special emphasis on current economic events and their implications for U.S. policy. This series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
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New Year’s Special: 2020 HindsightAt the start of the new year, the Why It Matters team takes a look at some of the best interview segments that didn’t make it into the episodes.
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Ten World Figures Who Died in 2019I wrote yesterday about ten Americans who died in 2019 who shaped U.S. foreign policy during their lifetimes. But Americans are not the only ones who influence world affairs. Below are ten world figu…
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Ten American Foreign Policy Notables Who Died in 2019Year’s end is a time for taking stock, counting successes, and assessing failures. It is also time for remembering those who are no longer with us. Here are ten Americans who died in 2019 who through…
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Ten Most Significant World Events in 2019If you are feeling a bit exhausted as 2019 comes to a close, you aren’t alone. It has been a busy year on the world scene. A seemingly unending parade of summits, crises, and protests have dominated …