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July 13, 2023

Taiwan
Taiwan, China, and the Threat of War

A small island one hundred miles off the coast of China could be the flashpoint that determines the future of great-power competition. Experts increasingly warn that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan woul…

Podcast Missiles lined up on a beach shore in Taiwan.

January 8, 2024

Elections and Voting
The State of Democracy Around the World

Over four billion people in more than three dozen countries will have the opportunity to vote for new leadership in elections in 2024. Panelists discuss the strength of democracies in the year ahead …

Play Woman voting with several voting booths with the American flag surrounding her.

August 13, 2020

Human Trafficking
The Evolution of Human Trafficking During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated human lives, the global economy, and educational systems. Given the enormous financial hardship on families, the mass movement of people, and the closing of schoo…

Human Trafficking Thrives During COVID-19

September 15, 2020

Women and Women's Rights
Virtual Roundtable: Gender Inequality and Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Governments worldwide have imposed lockdowns and implored residents to stay home to contain the spread of COVID-19. But for some, home is a dangerous place. Emerging data from around the world indica…

Play People join activists of different groups of relatives of missing and murdered persons who are occupying the headquarters of the National Human Rights Commission.

May 13, 2013

United Kingdom
TWE Remembers: Churchill’s “Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat”

You finally land the job you have long coveted. But many of your colleagues dislike you, and the task you have been given may be undoable. That’s the situation that Winston Churchill found himself in…

Former British prime minister Winston Churchill is featured on a new banknote alongside his famous declaration "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" (Bank of England/Courtesy Reuters).