As the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) nears completion, the Nile River Basin is at a crossroads. The next few months will be consequential for relations between countries in the…
Gay rights in the West have been publicly debated since at least the late 1970s. In much of the rest of the world, however, same-sex relations, and specifically male-to-male intercourse,…
“Welcome to Zamboanga,” the mayor’s office greeted us as we arrived in the bustling city of some 900,000 in the south of the Philippines. The mayor’s aide went…
In November 2018, Mark Zuckerberg proposed a new “Supreme Court” for Facebook, the “Facebook Oversight Board,” which will handle content moderation issues. The proposal is a response to the…
In 2010, a drug trafficking group moved into the heart of Honduras’ Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve. At gunpoint, the gang terrorized indigenous Pech and Miskitu residents into giving up their…
ExxonMobil and its affiliates hit the jackpot in their offshore oil exploration with the Liza-1 well discovery in the Stabroek Block in Guyana in May 2015. Multiple oil discoveries since…
Venezuela is undergoing a Complex Humanitarian Emergency, a type of humanitarian crisis which is protracted throughout time, that often has a political origin, and results in forced displacement. Food…
Although the start of the new decade will be remembered for the COVID-19 pandemic, another important yet overlooked story from the first months of 2020 was the high-intensity warfare between…
Introduction Currently, there is an unprecedented impetus behind the inclusion of people with disabilities in international development. This sea change is a result of the Convention on the Rights…
In the eighteen months before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, public opinion about climate change underwent unprecedented transformations. That period is over. Now, few people are thinking much about…
In light of China’s expanding influence, traditional donors to Pacific Island states have significantly increased their engagement in the region. Australia, the region’s top bilateral donor, is implementing a…
As the world rightfully frets about the impacts of a changing climate, the term climate change does not accurately describe what is happening in the Arctic. Snow cover is…
In 2008, Vladimir Putin told the Russian people: “We will do everything, everything in our power … so that the collapses of the past years should never be repeated.”…
A young woman, social entrepreneur, and new mother in Mexico named Mariana recently told me, “solidarity and action are what will help us overcome this crisis. We aren’t just waiting…
On May 24, 2019, Taiwan became the first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. In what was widely celebrated as a milestone in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender)…
Currently, the most widespread approach to the constitutional review of legislation in European countries is the Kelsenian model of centralized review. In the US system of diffuse review, every level…
Since Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar initiated his effort to take Libya’s capital, Tripoli, by force on April 4, 2019, Libya has remained in a state of full-on civil war.
The Central African Republic (CAR) could be a case of hope. After years of violence, the main armed groups and the government signed a peace agreement last year. At the…
The below article is the third installment in a three-part series. The first and second installments were published on Tuesday, April 21st and Thursday, April 23rd, respectively. 3) Shaping Security…
The below article is the second installment in a three-part series. The first installment was published on Tuesday, April 21st. 2) Enhancing Economic Recovery Women often take on new…
Although its origins are uncertain, during the Middle Ages, the Icelandic term troll referred to a broad range of paranormal others posing an existential threat to the Icelandic people. By…
The below article is the first installment in a three-part series. The aftermath of conflict is a critical opportunity to build inclusive political, legal, economic, and social institutions that will…
This article is current as of April 14, 2020. A few weeks ago, the acting Secretary of the Navy (A-SecNav) fired the commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Captain Brett…
