Council of Councils
Think Global Health
Online Store
Introduction
Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
36 Results for:
Filters
August 4, 2022
United States
Happy 232nd Birthday to the U.S. Coast Guard!
The U.S. Coast Guard marks 232 years of service.
February 14, 2022
Nigeria
Ritual Killings in Nigeria Reflect Mounting Desperation for Wealth and Security Amid Creeping Collapse of Law and Order
Last week, Nigeria’s House of Representatives urged the Nigerian federal government to declare a state of emergency on the rising incidence of ritual killings in the country. Following a motion by its Deputy Minority Leader Toby Okechukwu, the country’s lower legislative chamber also called on the inspector general of police, Usman Alkali Baba, to “take urgent steps to increase surveillance and intelligence gathering with a view to apprehend and prosecute (sic) all perpetrators of ritual killings in Nigeria.”
September 1, 2017
Iraq
Weekend Reading: Depleted Uranium, Religion and Culture in Egypt, and What Was Left in June 1967
Reading selections for the weekend of September 1, 2017.
February 3, 2017
Nigeria
Caught in the Crossfire: What Future for Women and Children in Nigeria’s Forgotten Crisis
This is a guest post by Sherrie Russell-Brown. Sherrie is an international lawyer, who writes about issues of gender, security, international justice and humanitarian law, with a regional focus on su…
October 31, 2016
Europe
When The Trade Data Does Not Add Up
This is not a post about China, or the various discrepancies in the Chinese data. It is about a rather puzzling thing that I only noticed as a result of the Brexit debate. The bulk of the UK’s surp…
