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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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June 8, 2021
COVID-19
The Lab-Leak Theory of COVID-19’s Origins, With Nicholas Wade
Nicholas Wade, former editorial writer, science reporter, and science editor for The New York Times, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the theory that COVID-19 originated in an accident at t…
October 15, 2020
China
A Crack in the Wall? Not So Fast.
What can the quick rise—and equally quick fall—of a state-approved app that allows Chinese netizens limited access to western social media tell us about the CCP’s evolving approach to information, ce…
May 21, 2019
U.S. Congress
A Conversation with Senator Chris Van Hollen: Can a Polarized Congress Check President Trump?
Senator Chris Van Hollen discusses the successes and failures of bipartisan efforts in Congress to check President Trump on crucial foreign policy issues, including Russia, North Korea, China, and Tu…
April 8, 2024
LGBTQ+
How (Not) to Talk About Sex in Africa
It is time the LGBTQ+ coalition changed its strategy on the continent.
February 4, 2022
Economics
R. Glenn Hubbard: Moving Past the "Walls" of Protection to "Bridges" of Participation
The response to disruptions caused by globalization and technological advances have been "walls" of protection that diminish economic dynamism. What is needed are "bridges" that connect individuals t…
September 22, 2008
Brazil
Proposals for Wall Street
As the graph above indicates, the markets' perception of the risk of failure increased following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. The Wall Street crisis has demonstrated the need for a systematic…
