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DEC 22, 2017 • Article
Climate Change Might Give Your Grandfather a Heart Attack: Changing Public Perception to Drive Action
"Climate change" is often framed as something that will occur in a distant time and place. But, as Mikaela Bradbury writes, it is already affecting ...
NOV 28, 2017 • Article
Don't Be Fooled by Cosmetic Changes: The West-Saudi Alliance Is More Morally Dubious Than Ever
"Aside from inertia and vague promises of support in fighting terrorist groups, there is little to justify the continuation of the close relationship between self-professed ...
OCT 11, 2017 • Article
Let’s Be Frank: The Impact of Dodd-Frank and International Legislation on Congolese Extractive Industry
President Trump proposes killing off elements of the Dodd-Frank Act that require energy and mineral resource companies to hold U.S. companies accountable for their ...
SEP 27, 2017 • Article
The Evolution of Corporate Ethics: A Strategic Case for Profit Maximization through Responsible Behavior
"We are now transitioning from a world where philanthropic social contributions, i.e., Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), influenced behavior, to one where authentic Positive Impact ...
AUG 9, 2017 • Article
Community Referenda on Mining in Guatemala
Katherine Fultz spent a total of three years in Guatemala studying environmental and cultural politics. "By using referenda to make a statement about mining," she ...
JUL 17, 2017 • Article
Recalibrating the U.S. Strategy for the War on Drugs
With Mexico in mind, it's time the U.S. recalibrated its strategy for the decades-long War on Drugs. "A policy that addresses the violent threat ...
JUN 19, 2017 • Article
Steps To Resolve the Suicide Crisis among India's Farmers
In 2015, government statistics reported that over 12,000 farmers committed suicide, with bankruptcy/indebtedness cited as the top reason for ending their lives, and the numbers continue ...
MAY 8, 2017 • Article
Syrian Women: Peace Will Come only with Accountability
There can be no lasting peace in Syria without justice for detainees and accountability for war crimes. says Syrian Women's Committee Member Mariam Jellabi. Syrian ...
APR 21, 2017 • Article
The Main(e) Concern in the South China Sea
On the 119th anniversary of the start of the Spanish-American War, the U.S. is facing another potential maritime conflict, this time with China. What ...
MAR 28, 2017 • Article
President Trump's Dangerous Foreign Policy Know-Nothingism and the Lessons of Nixon and Kennedy
Kennedy kept his cool. Nixon fell to pieces. How will Trump behave under stress--a president who not only lacks a coherent theory of statecraft or ...