JUL 20, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Fair Ideas for Saving the Planet
There were some glimpses of a sustainable future at IIED's Fair Ideas conference in Rio, but local innovations still need to scale up and penetrate ...
JUL 19, 2012 • Article
U.S.-Iran Relations: Exiting the Cul de Sac?
Leading a coalition in a relentless campaign of sanctions against Iran, the U.S. has the upper hand. Therefore it should make the first move ...
JUN 28, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Globalizing Censorship
Consent of the Network by Rebecca MacKinnon is a must-read on how businesses and governments wield influence over the Internet.
JUN 26, 2012 • Article
Dealing with "Enablers" in Mass Atrocities: A New Human Rights Concept Takes Shape
Because mass atrocities are organized crimes, crippling the means to organize and sustain them--money, communications networks, and other resources--can disrupt their execution, writes George Lopez.
JUN 25, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Asmita: Identity amid Crisis
Two young entrepreneurs launched a venture combining ethical finance and scientific crop management to boost yields and profitability for the suicide-prone farmers of India.
JUN 15, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Tired of Waiting for a 21st Century Trade Agreement
A leaked version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reveals that the United States continues to buck a broad consensus in favor of allowing members to ...
JUN 15, 2012 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Rio+20: The Key Issues
Was the real action at the Rio+20 summit outside the negotiating hall, where civil society could share ideas horizontally?
JUN 8, 2012 • Article
Elections Without Change
According to opinion polls, the majority of Russians still favor Putin for president, despite the evidence that his latest incumbency is a serious setback for ...