Famine Strikes South Sudan. UN Warns Three Other Countries Could be Next. One of the Biggest Catastrophes of a GenerationFamine kills children first. Famine does not simply mean “lack of food.” Rather it is a threshold against which indicators...
France is Killing All of Its Ducks. Here’s WhyFine foie gras is about to become much more expensive. The French Ministry of Agriculture has made the drastic decision...
It’s A Future of Government Summit and the Sustainable Development Goals Are Everywhere(World Government Summit, Dubai) — The World Government Summit is a futuristic event. Some presentations border on science fiction; like...
Can Government Make You Happy?(World Government Summit, Dubai) — The question of whether a government should be responsible for the happiness of its people...
11 Stories that Will Drive the Global Agenda in 2017These are the trends, events, elections and happenings that will drive the global conversation in 2017. Welcome to our annual...
Why You Should Care About More Than Just “Conflict Minerals” in the CongoChances are, the consumer electronic product in which you are reading this blog post can trace some of its key...
Liberia is Currently Under an Unprecedented Cyber Attack. This is how much it costs countries–rich and poor—when their Internet is downLiberia has been under a sustained cyber attack for about a week. The country’s already fragile Internet infrastructure cannot handle...
Sustainable Development Will Be Impossible Without Radically Transforming How People Move Around the WorldFreedom of movement is often taken for granted. For millions around the world the ability to travel by land, air,...
The #FeesMustFall Student Protest is Shaking South Africa to Its CorePeople around Braamfontein know Father Graham Pugin and his generosity. When he protected Wits University students running away from police...