Yemen is a Hot MessYemen is the latest country in the region to collapse. Shi’ite rebels have taken control of much of the country...
New Data on Foreign AidLot’s of interesting tidbits from the OECD’s latest data drop. “Aid spending by the world’s richest states hovered around an...
Why #147notjustanumber is Such an Important HashtagA powerful social media campaign is underway to humanize the victims of the Garissa University attack in Kenya. This campaign...
One Doctor’s Account of Yemen Under SiegeIt’s not often (ever?) that I would copy and paste and entire press release. But this note from MSF that...
Water Running Out in YemenAmong other things, a lack of diesel fuel has caused water pumps in major urban centers to stop functioning. “According...
Episode 59: Caryl SternCaryl Stern is the president and CEO of the United States Fund for UNICEF. This is the big fundraising arm...
The Kenyan Shilling Takes a BeatingAl Shebaab’s terror campaign is starting to have a deleterious economy-wide consequence. “The sell-off that’s driven the Kenyan shilling to...
A Massacre in KenyaAt least 147 people were killed when al Shebaab militants attacked a college campus in the Kenyan town of Garissa,...
Iran Nuclear Talks: How IAEA Nuclear Weapons Inspections Actually WorkThe outline of an Iran deal has been struck. And, as expected, the International Atomic Energy Agency will serve as...
