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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…
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October 5, 2012
Development
Emerging Voices: Rolph van der Hoeven on a Global Social Contract to Follow the Millennium Development Goals
Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is from Rolph van der Hoeven, profes…
December 19, 2023
Democracy
What a Democratic Russia Would Mean for the United States
When the Soviet Union collapsed more than thirty years ago, American leaders hoped that Russia would embark on a transition to free-market democracy. Shared democratic values, the thinking went, woul…
January 9, 2020
Social Issues
Invisible Workers on the Global Assembly Line: Behind the Screen
In her new book, Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media, Dr. Sarah T. Roberts reveals the inner workings of the world of content moderation on social media platforms.
March 27, 2024
United States
Modernizing the Federal Student Loan Experience
President Biden wants to modernize the federal student loan system. The U.S. Postal Service and Affordable Care Act can show him how.
October 11, 2023
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
An Israeli Dilemma
While there must be a military component to Israel’s response to its security challenge, there is no solely military answer. A diplomatic component will need to be introduced into the equation, inclu…
February 28, 2024
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
American Military Leadership in the Middle East
Former CENTCOM Commanders David Petraeus and Anthony Zinni discuss the military aspect of the Israel-Hamas war and lessons learned from U.S. involvement and operations in the Middle East.
April 11, 2024
Climate Change
Screening and Discussion of PBS Series "Changing Planet: Coral Special"
The PBS series Changing Planet embarks on its third year of this seven-year project examining the issues facing the planet’s most threatened ecosystems. The “Coral Special” episode takes us to the Ma…
December 19, 2023
Middle East and North Africa
The Laws of Armed Conflict and Ethics in the Israel-Hamas War
As military operations resume in Gaza, panelists analyze the application of the laws of armed conflict, ethical and moral considerations, and the complexity of applying these principles in the contex…
