Congresswoman Sara Jacobs | How (And Why) Congress Can Support UN PeacekeepingBefore joining the United States House of Representatives in 2021, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs worked at the United Nations and US...
Better Know Ajay Banga, Biden’s Pick to Lead the World BankOn February 23rd, President Biden nominated former MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga to serve as the next World Bank president. His...
An Extremely Fragile Democratic Transition is Underway in SudanIn April 2019, Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir was ousted in a coup after nearly 30 years in power. The coup...
How Guinea Worm Disease Came to the Cusp of Global EradicationHumanity is tantalizingly close to killing off the last Guinea Worm. This is a water born parasite that when ingested...
It’s Syria Earthquake Relief vs Messy International PoliticsThe devastating earthquake in southern Turkiye is going to require a massive humanitarian response. But the contours of that response...
Will War Resume Between Armenia and Azerbaijan?Nagorno-Karabakh is an ethnic Armenian enclave within the internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan. In the early 1990s Armenia and Azerbaijan...
Can One of the World’s Largest Refugee Camps Handle a Coming Rush of Arrivals?The Dadaab Refugee Complex in Kenya hosts about 310,000 refugees, most of whom are Somalis who have fled conflict and...
An Escalating Cycle of Violence in Israel and PalestineWe are in the midst of an escalating cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine. On Thursday, January 26 Israeli...
How to Catch a DictatorMy guest Reed Brody is a veteran war crimes prosecutor and author of the new book “To Catch a Dictator:...