The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a Major Hydroelectric Project — and Sparking a Conflict Over WaterThe Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or as it’s better known The GERD, is a major hydroelectric project that is being...
Better Know CEPI — The International Partnership That’s Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine for the WorldWhen a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, chances are that my guest today will have had a hand...
Why COVID-19 is *Not* Ravaging One of the Most Fragile Country’s On the Planet, The Central African RepublicThe Central African Republic is near the bottom of every major economic or development indicator. For example, out of 189...
Better Know Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Views — Is there a “Biden Doctrine?”Joe Biden formally accepts the Democratic party’s nomination for US President this week at the Democratic National Convention — which...
Belarus Protests Threaten to Take Down Europe’s Last DictatorBelarus is sometimes referred to as Europe’s last dictatorship. Since 1994 it has been ruled by just one man —...
Stranded by Civil War, A Leaky Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Yemen Threatens to Unleash the World’s Worst-Ever Oil SpillThe story of a leaky oil tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen is, in part, the story of the...
New Study: Coastal Flooding Could Cost Up to 20% of the Global EconomyEbru Kirezci, University of Melbourne and Ian Young, University of Melbourne Over the past two weeks, storms pummelling the New...
Eight Catastrophic Risks That Threaten Humanity — And How International Cooperation Might Stop ThemThere is a certain category of disaster, whether manmade or natural, that poses an existential threat to humanity. These are...
Crisis in MaliMali is in the midst of its most serious political crisis in years. Thousands of people have taken to the...
