U.S. Development Policy Can No Longer Be Just About Aid
In an era of geoeconomic competition, development must also function as statecraft.
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Space Is Not a Human Rights Vacuum
The commercial space sector needs human rights due diligence.
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How to Ensure the Most Vulnerable Don’t Go Hungry
Advocacy must continue for the people most affected by the turmoil in nutrition support programs.
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Donors Can Invert the Power Dynamics of Global Mental Health Aid
A new multimillion dollar initiative can be a chance for local partners to determine which interventions work and who needs them most.
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How Addressing Water Challenges Could Reshape Immigration
As climate change accelerates, water scarcity fuels unrest, reshapes rural economies, and pushes people to migrate.
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Small Reactors, Big Stakes
Russia’s war against Ukraine illustrates how energy can be weaponized against a single nation — and, by extension, an entire region. Are small, modular reactors the answer?
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What the New Food Pyramid Tells Us About Science and Culture
Cultural understandings about what counts as real food do not always align with nutritional guidance.
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Our Ancestors Coped with the Collapse of Ocean Currents. Can We?
Climate history points to past disasters, but it also suggests strategies for survival.
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Plugged Out
Experts at a Senate hearing agree that tech harms kids, but questions about legislation remain.
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Fine Lines
Introducing a new cartoon column drawing out the complexities of technology and law.