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DEC 2, 2010 Journal

The Politics of Carbon Leakage and the Fairness of Border Measures

It is possible to design fair border measures that address carbon leakage, are consistent with the leadership responsibilities of developed countries, do not penalize developing ...

DEC 2, 2010 Journal

The Responsibility to Protect: Growing Pains or Early Promise?

The ability of RtoP to deliver has been mixed, but it is a bit early in RtoP's young life to judge what it will be ...

DEC 1, 2010 Journal

Winter 2010 (24.4)

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xclockwise/4925288614/">counterclockwise</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 24, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Science Diplomacy in South Asia

The United States should play a more active role in building trust between India and Pakistan around nonpolitical issues such as science and sustainability.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kinnerety/2046334456/" target=_blank">The hidden lake, Israel</a>, by Kinneret Yifrah (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en" target=_blank">CC</a>)

NOV 23, 2010 Article

Water, Water Everywhere

A constructive engagement over water supply and stewardship might just create an atmosphere conducive to constructive dialogue on more contentious problems in the Middle East ...

NOV 22, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Kongjian Yu: The Art of Survival

Landscape architect Kongjian Yu is pioneering energy efficient and spiritually enriching designs to reconnect China's rapid urbanization to the land.

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkoshy/3646793728/">Koshy Koshy</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 19, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Saving the Last Tiger Strongholds

An additional $35 million per year for population monitoring, stronger law enforcement, and community organizing could enable tiger numbers to double in their last 42 strongholds.

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thorius/4281017873/">Tor Paulin</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 12, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Rare Earths Diplomacy

The world should expect China to leverage its dominance in rare earth elements to climb up the manufacturing value chain and build green technologies in ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anaxila/508751871/">anaxila</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

NOV 2, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Peer-to-Peer Microfinance Empowers Young Entrepreneurs

United Youth Development Organization facilitates peer-to-peer microlending between young people to tap their energy and innovation for sustainable entrepreneurship and development.

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jliba/3496259672/">Josh Libatique</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 29, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: The Untapped Potential of Japanese Civil Society

Civil society in Japan is far more vibrant than it was 20 years ago, yet a discouraging regulatory environment continues to stifle the sector's potential.