Sunday is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities Kelebogile Zvobgo - December 1, 2023 Here’s a recap of some of the year’s highs and lows.
The Kremlin has another weapon in its arsenal: Migration policy Caress Schenk - April 11, 2022 How committed is Russia to embracing Slavic migrants from Ukraine and beyond?
The Trump administration wants to shut down vaping? Over a century ago, the government urged soldiers to smoke. Peter Andreas - February 27, 2020 How cigarettes won big in World War I
The Trump administration approved the U.S. use of land mines. That’s a step back for global campaigns to ban their deployment. Naomi Egel - February 10, 2020 It isn’t clear whether land mines offer any military advantages
Trump once talked of a ‘beautiful safe zone’ in Syria. But safe zones aren’t actually safe. Lionel Beehner - October 21, 2019 They can escalate conflicts, research shows.
Why the World Bank’s new famine warning system won’t help prevent famine Allison Grossman - December 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81442" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this Sept. 21, 2018, photo,
Detroit and Flint keep relying on private money to solve public problems. Why? Sarah Reckhow, Joshua Sapotichne, and Davia Downey - November 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80613" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A student holds a cup for
Why this strain of Ebola will be far more difficult to stop Lindsay Scorgie-Porter - October 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79103" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A medical worker prepares to treat
This is how social media data can help NGOs Henry Farrell - October 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65197" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] Stefaan Verhulst is
Why the managed transition after Yemen’s uprising led to war Stacey Philbrick Yadav - February 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36019" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Militants loyal to Yemen's exiled government
Governments don’t outsource atrocities to militias. Here’s what really happens. Ragnhild Nordås, Jessica Stanton, and Dara Cohen - December 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33865" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Migrants and refugees arriving from Croatia
You might think the Geneva Conventions protect civilians, or that the Red Cross does. Think again. Margit Bussman and Gerald Schneider - October 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30433" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Protesters demonstrate against the U.S. military
AFRICOM’s Ebola response and the militarization of humanitarian aid Laura Seay, Ryan McDaniel, and Kim Yi Dionne - September 25, 2014 President Obama announced last week an expanded U.S. response to
Pundits panicking about Ebola hurt cause they mean to help Kim Yi Dionne and Adia Benton - September 1, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15071" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Laurie Garrett, former journalist and current
Lee’s Pink Spandex Shorts, Among Other Things John Sides - December 28, 2009 This is my last post on Lee, at least for