JAN 18, 2007 • Podcast
Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present
"Few Americans know of their very rich, centuries-long legacy in the Middle East," says Oren. "It’s a multifaceted heritage of war and statecraft, altruism ...
JAN 16, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Remember Bird Flu?
While the spread of the dreaded H5N1 virus across Southeast Asia garnered much press coverage in 2005, the topic seemed to slip off the radar ...
JAN 12, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Public Interest Demands Hedge Fund Rules
We regulate hedge funds as if they were so many child-operated lemonade stands, but in fact they are playing an economic role more like McDonald's.
JAN 11, 2007 • Article
The UN at 60: Still Misunderstood
Carnegie Council Executive Editor John Tessitore explodes five common myths and misconceptions about the UN.
JAN 11, 2007 • Podcast
Global Financial Warriors: The Untold Story of International Finance in the Post-9/11 World
What steps did the U.S. government take to freeze terrorist assets worldwide, plan the financial reconstruction of Afghanistan, and oversee the development of a ...
JAN 10, 2007 • Article
Ethics Be Dammed? China's Water Projects
While the World Bank has greatly reduced its loans for large dams,the Chinese are going full-speed ahead with a spate of dam projects, both ...
JAN 9, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Food for the Hungry Story
Every year, nearly 11 million children die before they reach the age of five. Malnutrition underlies an estimated 60 percent of these deaths. However, local solutions, which ...
JAN 8, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Instituto Promundo Story
Since 1999, Promundo, a Brazilian NGO, has been carrying out research in a variety of countries to understand how it is that some men and boys ...