DEC 21, 2011 • Article
What to do? Choices and Trade-offs in Japan's Post-Fukushima Energy Policy
The Fukushima disaster has caused a backlash against nuclear power. But can Japan maintain a nuclear-free society without risk of rolling blackouts? Are energy security, ...
NOV 21, 2011 • Article
Philanthropic Foundations, Think Tanks, and Development: Understanding and Assessing the Think Tank Initiative
Can think tanks really facilitate growth? How robust are the Think Tank Initiative's evaluative and accountability processes? Measuring how the TTI fares will not only ...
NOV 16, 2011 • Article
Putin and his Russia Don't Deserve the Bad Rap
Let's look at some of the most serious accusations leveled at Putin and his Russia. In the right light, we see Russia and Putin have ...
NOV 7, 2011 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: The Climate Change Novel: A Faulty Simulator of Environmental Politics
Ultimatums. Floods. Ecotage. More than 200 novels have been written that imagine life in a climate-changed world, and they point to some of the fundamental difficulties ...
OCT 18, 2011 • Article
Freeing Gilad: An Ethical Conundrum
The relief that so many feel at Gilad Shalit's release must be tempered by an acknowledgement that the deal Israel made with Hamas to secure ...
SEP 30, 2011 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: New Reproductive Technologies Are Not a Panacea
Investing in the future of women would have been more expensive than providing methods for reducing their numbers, and it would have taken longer to ...
SEP 29, 2011 • Article
Sustainability in China: More than Winning a Cleantech War
While the global sustainability discussion is focused on carbon emissions, the Chinese people will continue working on problems that are tangible for them, such as ...
SEP 27, 2011 • Article
Sustainability Leader Michael Bloomberg
As part of our September Sustainability Month, the Carnegie Council honors Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his values-based vision and environmental leadership--both local and global.