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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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May 21, 2020
Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Virtual Meeting: Containing COVID-19: Updates on Testing and Tracing
Speakers discuss the latest updates in coronavirus testing and tracing, including the science behind tests for the active virus and for antibodies, local-level testing efforts, and contact tracing st…
October 29, 2019
Defense and Security
Through a Gender Lens: The Need for Robust Research into Diversity and Military Effectiveness
Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development, diplomacy and security challenges. This post is author…
May 17, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
The New Niger Delta Action Plan: One More Missed Opportunity?
This is a guest post by Dr. Deirdre LaPin, co-author of Securing Development and Peace in the Niger Delta (Woodrow Wilson Center, 2011) and a longstanding resident and development expert on Nigeria. …
February 1, 2019
South Africa
Zondo Commission Witness Details State Capture in South Africa
In January 2018, Ramaphosa appointed a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into “state capture,” the label commonly used in South Africa for government corruption. The testimony to the Zondo Commission of Angelo Agrizzi details the extravagant bribes paid by companies to the highest level of the governing African National Congress (ANC), mostly in return for highly lucrative contracts.
May 18, 2015
Development
Moving Beyond Utopia to What’s Possible for 2030: Setting Realistic Sustainable Development Goals
Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is by Deirdre White, chief executive…
