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May 27, 2020

COVID-19
The Ecological Roots of Pandemics

Even as politicians promote conspiracy theories on COVID-19's emergence, its most likely origins lie in their longstanding negligence of environmental health.

Villas of real estate property "Viva Villa" developed by Ping An Real Estate are seen under construction in Yunnan, China on June 20, 2019.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

October 24, 2023

Europe and Eurasia
Ukraine Update: Pursuing Justice in Wartime with Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Oleksandra Matviichuk

Human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk discusses her vision for ensuring international justice and accountability for Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Matviichuk accepted the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize …

Play Nobel Peace Prize winner and head of Center for Civil Liberties Oleksandra Matviichuk speaks during a news conference.
Virtual Event by Oleksandra Matviichuk and Suzanne Nossel

August 24, 2022

Education
Higher Education Webinar: Free Speech on Campus

Michelle Deutchman, executive director of the National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement at the University of California, leads the conversation on free speech on campus. CASA: Welcome t…

Play Protest on campus.
Webinar by Michelle Deutchman and Maria Casa Renewing America

April 18, 2022

West Africa
Under Threat: Democracy in Africa

Our panelists discuss the most recent rise in violent conflict and coups in Africa, the threats these coups pose to fragile democratic institutions, governance, and civil society, and options to prev…

Play National observers look on while electoral official organize votes during the closing of the polls in a polling station in the city of Bahir Dar, on June 21, 2021. - Ethiopia voted on June 21, 2021, in an election billed as the most democratic yet in Africa's second-most populous country, but taking place as famine blights its war-torn Tigray region.
Virtual Event by Kamissa Camara, Christopher Fomunyoh, Jendayi E. Frazer, and Shannon L. Smith

October 18, 2019

China
China’s EIA Rollback

A decision to remove environmental impact assessment requirements for some Shanghai construction projects embodies a trend of sliding environmental standards as China's economy slows. It also draws q…

Men walk by a construction site, separated by a wall installed with water misting system for dust control, in Shanghai, China April 8, 2019.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

January 7, 2020

China
What Motivates Chinese Peacekeeping?

China’s unusual status as a top contributor of both funds and troops to the UN's peacekeeping program has stirred suspicion that Beijing uses the peacekeeping program to protect its economic assets a…

Chinese peacekeepers participate in an oath-taking rally before leaving to join the United Nation peacekeeping operations in Lebanon, in Yuxi, Yunnan province, China May 10, 2019. (Wong Campion/Reuters)
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound