In March 2019, the congressionally mandated Task Force on Preventing Extremism in Fragile States released a strategy taking stock of past successes and failures in efforts to defeat terrorism…
With increased foreign investment, most notably through the Belt and Road Initiative, China has been exerting economic and political influence around the world, from Southeast Asia and Africa to Eastern…
On Tuesday, February 12, Dr. Subham Chaudhuri joined the World Bank Group, along with other experts and World Bank directors, for the launch of the book “Paths Between Peace and…
Russia has traditionally viewed itself as the direct successor to Byzantium—a great Eurasian empire linking the West and the East. Control of Eurasia’s continental heartland is one of the main…
On October 29, 2018, the SFS Centennial Fellowship hosted a Townhall with SFS Centennial Fellow Catherine Novelli in which she answered questions regarding the current relationship between the economy and…
China is pursuing one of the most significant projects in modern history: establishing itself as a preeminent global power. Four key pillars form this project: “waging great struggles, building…
In September 2017, Puerto Rico was battered by Hurricane Irma and Hurricane María, the latter being the strongest hurricane to ever hit the island. The United States government’s double standard in handling relief…
On March 22, Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf shared her insights on and experiences of democracy in Africa as part of a series of events held at Georgetown University.
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) incorporate a focus on Early Childhood Development (ECD) for children under the age of six. Identifying ECD as a specific target has lifted it…
At an event hosted by Georgetown University’s M.S.F.S. Program, Five Minutes with an Expert sat down with Dr. Joachim von Amsberg, Vice President of Policy and Strategy for the Asian…
