Too Late on Climate Change?
by Tom Neeley With the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference in December, many hopes and fears have been pegged on the creation of a broad, comprehensive initiative similar to the 1997 Kyoto...
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by Deena Al Shatti The UNDP estimates that there are nearly 200 million migrant workers worldwide. Migrant workers often leave their home countries to gain employment in other, more developed...
View ArticleMalaria Policy and Faith Communities
by Avi Smolen & Randa Kuziez, Faiths Act Fellows, Washington DC According to the World Health Organization, half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria. It is nearly impossible to conceive...
View ArticleThe Nature of the Beast
By Carl Ginther Syria is yet another example of why the Security Council needs to change. But can it? It would be a wonderful day in history for thousands, if not millions around the world, if Russia...
View ArticleInternational Affairs in 2014
Winston Churchill once said, “I always avoid prophesying beforehand because it is much better to prophesy after the event has already taken place.” Still, the New Year always prompts contemplation of...
View ArticleWill “Never Again” Hold True in the Central African Republic?
By Kristine Johnston Twenty years ago, the world stood by as over 800,000 people were killed in the Rwandan Genocide. The world vowed, “Never again.” And yet, it is never quite so simple as that. In...
View ArticleDoes energy mix matter? The impact of renewable energy policies on...
Sustainability Concerns and Renewable Energy Use At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the World Bank Group’s President, Jim Yong Kim, declared 2014 “the year to take action on climate...
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