August 16, 2019
Ultimately, the European Union (EU) is a success story: a closely knit alliance of today 28 nation-states that brought peace and prosperity to Europe and helped the transition of Eastern
August 16, 2019
As Inuit, our relationship with the environment is steeped with meaning. It shapes our identity, values and worldview … Keeping our homeland cold is critical to us as a people.
August 16, 2019
How electricity infrastructure reaches rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa matters. Two-thirds of the population of this 46-nation region live without reliable electricity. The consequences are real. At the household level,
August 16, 2019
The Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan almost continuously since its creation in 1955 (1955-1993, 1994-2009, 2012-present). Does Japan need a more effective opposition to be more of a democracy?
August 16, 2019
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has broad and controversial national security application from cybersecurity to espionage to law enforcement to development. AI’s transformative potential has meant that governments around the world have
August 16, 2019
While the consequences of terrorism are unfortunately all too well-known and palpable, its causes very often evade us due to their politicization. Thus, one person’s “terrorist” may be another person’s
October 19, 2018
Is democracy “over”? Around the world, established democracies are said to face “deconsolidation” or “erosion.” In other words, democracies seem a lot less stable and even less democratic. Separating rhetoric
October 19, 2018
For the first time in many decades, the world has entered a period of major energy transition, driven by deep-seated concerns about climate change, health impacts of carbon fuels, and
October 19, 2018
After over seven years of civil war, the conflict in Syria is slowly coming to an end, leaving over 12 million people injured, displaced or dead: almost half of the
October 19, 2018
Are you concerned about immigrant rights in our state today? Interested in conducting firsthand research requested by local and national organizations working to address rights concerns that arise in the