Starving in SyriaA sliver of good news came out of Syria yesterday with the announcement that the Syrian government would allow aid into...
How North Korea’s Nuclear Test Puts the Security Council in a BindNorth Korea has done it again. So far, there is little we know about this latest nuclear test. Chances are,...
Antibiotics are essential to human health. So why are we wasting them to make farm animals a tiny bit bigger?The increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is one of the most terrifying under-the-radar issues in global health. All of...
A “Refugee Convention” for the 21st CenturyThe recent attacks in Paris, heightened security alerts, and arrests over potential terrorist New Year’s Eve plots in Brussels and...
5 Under-the-Radar Stories that Will Drive the Global Agenda in 2016It may not make the front page of the New York Times, but behind-the-scenes these events, trends, and circumstances are...
A Consequential Meeting for Peace in SyriaThis is a big moment for Syria. And the world. Foreign ministers from most of the Security Council, including John...
The US Budget Compromise Looks Pretty Good for the UN and Global HealthThe just-agreed upon FY 2016 omnibus funding measure in the US Congress avoids a government shut down. That’s always a...
Can a Music Festival Stop De-Forestation in Africa?In the deforestation epidemic that has gripped many countries the world over, Zambia has had it rough. Out of 50...
Can the World Really “End” Tuberculosis?Tuberculosis is on the decline worldwide. That’s the good news! The bad news is that TB remains endemic in scores...