Articles & Reports

DEC 18, 2006 • Article

Is the rugged province of Baluchistan a haven for al-Qaeda and the Taliban? How do Pakistanis and Afghans view the situation there?

DEC 18, 2006 • Article

South Africa recently legalized same-sex marriage in a move demonstrating further progress from a past fraught with inequality and discrimination. South Africa is the first ...

DEC 15, 2006 • Article

Given that cinema is a cultural tastemaker, Blood Diamond has a chance of damaging the global diamond trade, one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most profitable ...

DEC 12, 2006 • Article

Starbucks Coffee is sending a blended message on fair trade: The company established Coffee and Farmer Equity Practices, but it is also resisting Ethiopia's efforts ...

DEC 8, 2006 • Article

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has expanded the scope of research by introducing six novel vaccine candidates into clinical testing in the past six ...

DEC 1, 2006 • Article

"Without fail, the women in every community I have ever worked with in rural Guatemala have asked me to help them find a market for ...

DEC 1, 2006 • Article

Over the last three decades, the popularity of microfinance has steadily increased. And now, with Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank winning the Nobel Peace Prize, ...

NOV 30, 2006 • Article

Jere Van Dyk reports on the current situation in Kabul, describing the changes since his first visit in 1970.