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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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July 31, 2014
Wars and Conflict
TWE Remembers: World War I Poetry
“I think that I shall never see / A poem as lovely as a tree.” Most Americans know the opening lines of the poem “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer. What they probably don’t know is that Kilmer was a war hero—t…
February 3, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Myth of Isolationism, in Africa, at Least
This is a guest post by Jim Sanders, a career, now retired, West Africa watcher for various federal agencies. The views expressed below are his personal views and do not reflect those of his former e…
May 29, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Agriculture, Structural Change and the Urban Imperative in African Development
This is a guest post by Owen Cylke. Mr. Cylke is a development professional and a retired senior foreign service officer with USAID. There has been increased discussion of late on repositioning deve…
May 7, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
African Development Revisited
This is a guest post by Owen Cylke. Mr. Cylke is a development professional and a retired senior foreign service officer with USAID. A spate of press articles over the past several months speculate …
December 11, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Revitalizing Africa’s Rural Future
This is a guest post by Owen Cylke. Mr. Cylke is a development professional and a retired senior foreign service officer with USAID. Dr. Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Executive Secretary of New Partnershi…
