JUN 5, 2007 • Podcast
Children and Armed Conflict: Sri Lanka, a Case in Point
There are now 250,000-300,000 child soldiers, deployed in 20 countries across three continents. Allan Rock discusses the UN's efforts to change this, with special reference to ...
JUN 5, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Splitting the Atomic Energy Debate
Interest in low-emission nuclear energy has mushroomed alongside rising energy prices and fear of climate change. But the picture of a green future is clouded ...
JUN 4, 2007 • Article
Next Year in Beijing?
When will China publicly acknowledge what really happened on June 4, 1989? Just as in Taiwan, change in China must surely come from within. But the rest ...
MAY 31, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: WHO Pushes Pharmaceutical Innovation
The innovation gap is especially troubling in the pharmaceutical industry, where only a small portion of funding goes toward the diseases that disproportionately affect developing ...
MAY 30, 2007 • Podcast
After Iraq: The Imperiled American Imperium
Drawing parallels between today's situation in Iraq and the wars of ancient Greece and Persia, Raymond shows how a great power's hubris can lead to ...
MAY 23, 2007 • Podcast
Confronting Climate Change
Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton explains climate change and discusses ways to deal with this mounting crisis. A self-described optimist, he believes that we can change ...
MAY 23, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Successful Globalization Needed in Arab World
Over the next decade or so, the Arab world may experience population growth of 150 million people—the equivalent of adding two Egypts. Such rapid labor ...
MAY 18, 2007 • Podcast
Jere Van Dyk Discusses Afghanistan
Jere Van Dyk talks about Afghanistan past and present, the resurgence of the Taliban, and the possible whereabouts of Osama bin Laden.