Ocean Empire
Introducing a new column breaking down seismic shifts in ocean policy and explaining why they matter.
Opinion
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Social Polarization Has Cognitive Roots But Is Not a Lost Cause
Even when social polarization appears inexorable, cognitive neuroscience teaches us how people can individuate and transform.
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The Story Linking Migrants to U.S. Fentanyl Deaths Is Powerful. But It Misses the Real Solutions.
Public health investments and international cooperation to stop rogue actors would better address the overdose crisis.
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The Rupture in Global Health Is a Warning
The old model is not coming back. The world must build something new, rooted in equity, solidarity, and shared humanity.
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Sects, Money and Global Health
An open, honest discussion about how foreign aid can help countries develop systems of local health research and knowledge … and not inadvertently create an elite cabal.
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When USAID Stopped Helping Other Countries, Americans Lost Out, Too
Trust is far easier to break than it is to rebuild.
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The End of USAID and the Decline in US Global Leadership
Thousands of people lost their jobs and millions may die. The US is weaker for it.
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The End of the Donor-Driven Era
Progress requires three things: seeing clearly, believing progress is possible, and creating systems of true productive interdependence.
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The USAID Cuts Make Room for Wealthy Investors to Bet on Global Health
Speculative finance is supplanting conventional aid funding, enabling investors to determine the terms and conditions of new aid financing schemes.
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The End of USAID Reveals the Folly of the NGO Global Health Model
For years, wealthy countries drove too much of the agenda. Now we have an opportunity to re-imagine foreign aid.