What is “Humanitarian Journalism?”Several years ago, I received a request for an interview from an academic in the United Kingdom named Martin Scott...
An Outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg Virus Has the Global Health Community on EdgeThere are two ongoing outbreaks of Marburg Virus Disease, one in Tanzania and the other in Equatorial Guinea. Marburg Virus...
These Are the Major Global Demographic Trends as the World Population Hits 8 BillionOn November 15, the world population officially surpassed 8 billion people, according to United Nations estimates. The milestone was reached...
Just Giving People Money is Really Effective at Ending Extreme Poverty. So Why Aren’t Big Aid Agencies Embracing Cash Transfers? | Rory StewartMy guest today Rory Stewart is an author, former diplomat and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Secretary of...
Can Canadian Diplomacy Help End Cameroon’s Civil War?In early January, news emerged that Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly was facilitating peace talks between the government of Cameroon...
Why Xi Jinping Went to MoscowXi Jinping spent spent three days in Russia in a highly touted visit that included hours of direct talks with...
Why Did the USA Invade and Occupy Iraq 20 Years Ago and What are the Iraq War’s Legacies Today?It was twenty years ago this month that the George W Bush administration began its ill-fated invasion and occupation of...
Moldova is Fending Off a Russian Destabilization CampaignOther than Ukraine itself, no country has been more deeply impacted by Russia’s invasion than Moldova. Moldova is a small...
What Kind of Energy Should Fuel Household Cooking Appliances Around The World?Rob Bailis is a senior scientist for the Stockholm Environment Institute. He is a leading researcher on the intersection between...