Recent Articles
NOV 3, 2008 • Article
After Georgia: Russia, NATO, and the CFE
Can the CFE Treaty assist in reestablishing security in the North Caucasus or has both its credibility and utility been undermined permanently?
OCT 30, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Fair Trade Trick-or-Treat
Children usually don costumes on Halloween to collect candy, but this year households will find a dark surprise when they open their doors: thousands of ...
OCT 29, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Financial Crisis Hurts U.S. Soft Power
The financial crisis could spell the end of America's global economic leadership, but working with other nations and building new institutions of governance may reinvigorate ...
OCT 29, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: United States Experiments with African Command
Was it auspicious timing or a bad omen that Somali pirates hijacked a Ukrainian arms shipment the day before the U.S. military launched AFRICOM, ...
OCT 27, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Medical Tourism Causes Complications
Medical tourism has started to globalize an industry long considered immune to outsourcing, increasing the need to reform public health programs.
OCT 24, 2008 • Article
Beyond Microfinance: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Poverty Alleviation
Although microfinance has helped millions of individuals to survive, it doesn't create much real economic growth, says Michael Strong. But some organizations are moving beyond ...
OCT 22, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Lovers with Borders
Young international couples find the strict Danish immigration policies rotten, but a new ruling from the European Union could ease cross-border marriages.
OCT 22, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Rats and Robots Sniff Out Landmines
A small-but-growing number of private humanitarian efforts, some using rats and robots, are helping to address the global problem of landmines.
OCT 16, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: A Slick Solution for Oil Markets
Although oil prices are declining, the global oil market is out of whack and prices remain high, causing economic suffering around the world. To get ...
OCT 15, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Green Jobs Transition Must Accelerate
Jobs will be created by the transition from a high-carbon economy to an energy-efficient one, but the transformation will have to be rapid and global ...