MAR 24, 2011 • Podcast
Swan Paik on Nike Foundation and the Girl Effect
Women and girls are a powerful accelerator for change, says Nike Foundation's Swan Paik. By allowing girls to fall through irreversible trap doors in adolescence, ...
MAR 24, 2011 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Obama's Tricky Trip to El Salvador
Coming into office, Obama seemed to be in tune with Latin America in terms of economic policy, but the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations indicate an about-face.
MAR 22, 2011 • Podcast
Behind the Headlines: Pakistan
With its mix of militants, nuclear weapons, and chronic domestic unrest, Pakistan's problems have implications for the entire world. Prize-winning author and journalist Ahmed Rashid ...
MAR 21, 2011 • Article
Canadian Tar Sands: There's No Such Thing as Ethical Oil (or Nuclear Power)
After the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and now the nuclear meltdown in Japan, it should be clear that oil and nuclear ...
MAR 18, 2011 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Witness to the Quake
Yuki Hanyu, a research scientist at Tohoku University in Sendai, wrote this report on the devastating earthquake in Japan, summarizing his situation in the immediate ...
MAR 18, 2011 • Podcast
I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
Born in a Palestinian refugee camp, Dr. Abuelaish has devoted his life to medicine and to reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, even though his three ...
MAR 18, 2011 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Health Dollars and Polio
Bill Gates is spending one billion dollars in two years to eradicate polio. Although a deadly and crippling disease, it is extremely hard to end ...
MAR 16, 2011 • Podcast
Media in Contemporary Russia
What is the current situation of journalism in Russia today, where 70 percent of media is owned by the state? The Council welcomes a delegation of ...