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July 18, 2019

Women and Women's Rights
A Woman on the Moon and Equality on Earth

As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and push toward a new frontier in space exploration, it is time to ensure women are equal partners in STEM and space.

President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to NASA mathematician Katherine G. Johnson at the White House on November 24, 2015.

February 6, 2018

Energy and Climate Policy
Is Natural Gas the Transition Fuel for Hydrogen?

This post is co-written by Joan Ogden, professor of environmental science and policy at UC Davis and director of the Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways (STEPS) program at the campus’ Institut…

A prototype hydrogen powered fuel cell semi-truck is shown by Toyota at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 30, 2017.

August 19, 2013

Russia
Dagny Dukach: The Wary Partnership Between China and Russia

Dagny Dukach is an intern for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Sino-Russian cooperation has grown considerably over the past few months, with the most notable example of this being …

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) exchanges documents with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 22, 2013.

August 9, 2011

Israel
Tahrir in Tel Aviv?

Protestors march on a main road in Tel Aviv (Amir Cohen/Courtesy Reuters) In case you haven’t heard, the Middle Eastern uprisings have made their way to Israel.  Over last weekend some pundits (in…

Tahrir in Tel Aviv?

October 6, 2011

The World Next Week: The Eurozone Crisis Continues

Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel at a summit in Brussels in March 2011. (Francois Lenoir/courtesy Reuters) The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I sat down to discuss the G20 meeting i…

Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel at a summit in Brussels in March 2011. (Francois Lenoir/courtesy Reuters)