Over the past four decades, the war on drugs has forced numerous Colombians to sacrifice their lives. As corruption has spread without limits, criminal organizations have become more powerful than…
Global Governance
The countries in Indo-Pacific are currently caught in an intensifying competition for regional influence between China and the United States. But it is impossible for them to choose…
Pacific island states are among the most vulnerable to the crisis of climate change, which threatens massive displacement, tests human rights protection, and imperils territories. These large ocean…
Society & Culture
In Chile, the ongoing constituent process presents a great opportunity, but it also embodies great challenges. Chile’s future will depend on the capacity of the constituent body to reach broad…
The ecological dimensions of the death of the Aral Sea are fairly well known. Once the fourth largest lake in the world, the…
Editors’ Picks
Poor metaphors can muddy the nature of environmental policy problems, but good ones can help policymakers begin to understand how to solve them. Using language carefully is critical…
In 1995, tens of thousands of activists gathered in Beijing for the Fourth World Conference on Women to develop a framework to advance gender equality. In light of…
Spotlight: COVID-19 and the Global Order
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, but also provides the opportunity to redefine the typically-masculinized idea of peacekeeping. The pandemic has highlighted…
