El Nino and Hunger in AfricaOne of the most important global stories going into the New Year will be the effect of El Nino on...
Meningitis A Nearly Eliminated in AfricaVaccines, FTW! ”Five years after the introduction of an affordable conjugate meningitis A vaccine, immunization has led to the control...
Burundi is on the Verge of Genocide and There’s Not Much That Can Stop ItBefore she was the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power was a journalist who wrote about genocide and...
A Landslide for Aung San Suu KyiA big change is coming in Burma. “In Rangoon, the nation’s largest city, Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy captured...
Episode 87: Robert PapeRobert Pape is a scholar at the University of Chicago probably best known for two important studies, both of which...
Trouble in BurundiMany are worried that this may signal the start of a mass atrocity event. “Gunmen killed at least nine people...
Playing the Devil’s Advocate in International Relations“Red Teaming” is a concept that can trace its origins to the year 1234 when Pope Gregory the IX created...
Sierra Leone To Be Declared ”Ebola Free” on Saturday (Fingers Crossed)Unless something happens in the interim, Saturday will mark 42 days since the last known ebola case in Sierra Leone,...
“Epic Draught” Hits South AfricaYet more El Nino ravages. “South Africa is facing its worst drought since 1982, with more than 2.7 million households...
