Meet a 2015-er: Emilia Saiz“We have in our membership mayors of over 200 cities which are each bigger than nearly 60 member states!” —...
The Unfortunately Enduring Legacy of Kony2012For over twenty years, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), led by Joseph Kony, has terrorized civilians in its attempt to...
Map of the Day: Barrel Bombs in SyriaToday’s map comes from Human Rights Watch, which has released new research into the use of barrel bombs in the ongoing conflict...
Episode 54: Stephen WaltStephen Walt is one of America’s best known international relations theorists. He’s probably most famous for his “Balance of Threat”...
“Missiles may kill terrorists. But good governance kills terrorism.”As the international community struggles to respond to the rise of extremist groups such as ISIS in Syria and Boko...
An Astonishing Turn of Events in Sri LankaSri Lankans stunned the world–and probably themselves–when they voted to oust a long time quasi-autocrat from power. In January, a...
Meet a 2015er: Yossef Ben-MeirEd note. This is the second installment of our new “Meet a 2015er” series that profiles the women and men...
Episode 53: Leila ZerrouguiLeila Zerrougui is the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. She helps free child soldiers and protect...
The UN’s Hurt LockerThe United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) was established in 1997 to rid the world of mines and un-exploded ordinance. The...
