February 12, 2019
Health Policy and InitiativesThe future of global health is urban. There are 4.2 billion city dwellers worldwide, accounting for 55 percent of the world’s population. The population of city dwellers globally is projected to grow…
January 11, 2019
Women and Women's RightsFionnula D. Ní Aoláin, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, discussed her work to mainstream gender analysis thro…
December 18, 2018
U.S. Foreign PolicyOn December 13, Ambassador John Bolton, President Donald J. Trump’s national security advisor, delivered the administration’s long-awaited encyclical on Africa before an overflow audience at the Heritage Foundation. In a typically blunt manner, Ambassador Bolton characterized China’s policies toward Africa as rapacious and neo-colonial, expressing concern that China would use its leverage over states heavily indebted to it in return for a monopolistic hold on the continent’s natural resource bounty.
December 12, 2018
Women and Women's RightsThis panel discusses how legal and policy reform in the workplace can promote women’s economic empowerment and broader growth.
December 12, 2018
Women and Economic GrowthChristine Lagarde discusses the economic implications of gender inequality under the law and outline policy recommendations to accelerate women’s economic participation.
December 12, 2018
IndiaIndia’s capability to grow in a carbon-scarce world will determine the fate of the Sustainable Development Goals.
December 7, 2018
RussiaPanelists discuss current political and economic policies in Russia, and how Russia’s domestic affairs influence its foreign policy.
November 9, 2018
Women and Women's RightsAs the world moves deeper into the digital age, international organizations, businesses, and governments grapple with questions about how technology challenges and reinforces biases. Dr. Safiya Noble…
October 25, 2018
EthiopiaIn a cabinet reshuffle last week, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed ten female ministers, comprising half of the all cabinet posts. Days later, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame announced that Rwanda’s new cabinet would also be gender-balanced. The Ethiopian parliament elected its first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde.
October 18, 2018
CybersecurityWhat explains the proliferation of cyber capabilities?