Is there a Responsible Way to Make Contact with “Uncontacted” Indigenous Peoples? Kimberly Curtis November 27, 2018The recent death of an American missionary at the hands of tribespeople on North Sentinel Island in India has brought th...
PODCAST: What You Need to Know About Slums Around the World Mark Leon Goldberg November 25, 2018My guest today, Diana Mitlin, is a professor of global urbanism at the Global Development Institute at the Universit...
After Decades of Authoritarian Rule is Ethiopia Really on the Path Toward Democratic Renewal? Carol Jean Gallo November 21, 2018Ethiopia has been getting quite a bit of attention in the news lately for taking seemingly significant shifts towards be...
PODCAST: Trump Fought International Law…and the Law Won Mark Leon Goldberg November 20, 2018Another day brings another example of one of Donald Trump's initiatives being thwarted by international law. A judg...
Map of the Day: Where Malaria Has Been Defeated Mark Leon Goldberg November 19, 2018Today's map comes from the World Health Organization's flagship malaria report, which was released today. It shows the c...
PODCAST: South Sudan’s High Risk, High Reward Peace Process Mark Leon Goldberg November 15, 2018On October 31, South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar entered the capitol city of Juba for the first time in two ye...
A New Law Passed by Congress is “The biggest step forward in U.S. development policy” in 15 Years Joanne Lu November 14, 2018U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is on a mission this week to win the hearts and minds – and cooperation – of Southeast As...
PODCAST: Thousands of Refugees Are Languishing in Libyan Jails Mark Leon Goldberg November 13, 2018In mid September, I was sitting next to the journalist Sally Hayden while attending a press briefing near the United...
Some Good News: Food Imports Are Getting Cheaper for Poor Countries Joanne Lu November 12, 2018Good news for the world’s poorest countries: Importing food will be cheaper this year as prices for certain items are fa...
