Recent Articles
JUL 11, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Cap and (Fair) Trade
Climate change is rising on the agenda in many world capitals due in part to the emergence of market-based mechanisms and their embrace by both ...
JUL 3, 2007 • Article
Who Will Sound the Call to Service?
"If we are to survive as a nation with our values intact, then we must find leaders willing to make the call. Leaders who will ...
JUL 2, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Chinese Sexual Culture
Devin Stewart interviews sociologist James Farrer about a recent conference in Beijing on sexuality and implications for human rights and civil society in China.
JUN 27, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Return to Trees for New Biofuel
Cellulosic ethanol, or "treethanol," is a promising new energy source with the potential to mitigate high gas prices, national security concerns, and global climate change. ...
JUN 27, 2007 • Article
"To Be Read" Book Review Column: Dave Eggers. "What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng; A Novel."
Autobiography or novel, this is the harrowing story of Deng's flight from the holocaust in Sudan, under constant threat of bombings, beasts, and human murderers, ...
JUN 27, 2007 • Article
ROUNDTABLE: Blair's Ethical Legacy
"To view Blair through Iraq alone is to ignore his extraordinary legacy in the areas of liberal interventionism, international development and climate change," says Roberts, ...
JUN 20, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Child Labor in Afghanistan
Poverty and insecurity have prevented generations of Afghans from becoming educated, thrusting children into the labor market. If education is the key to breaking out ...
JUN 14, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: The Man Who Could Right the Trade-Development Imbalance
Few development advocates perceive Robert Zoellick as a man committed to making trade fairer for the world's poor. But he has long tried to realign ...
JUN 11, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Promised Land in Zimbabwe and Venezuela
Land reform projects are designed to empower the poorest elements of society, but often go awry when implemented for political purposes. The negative impacts on ...