Why COVID-19 is Not Raging in the Central African Republic (One of the World's Most Fragile Countries)
The Central African Republic is near the bottom of every major economic or development indicator. Out of 189 countries ranked in the UN Development Program's Human Development Index, the Central Afric...
18 Aug 202040min
Understanding Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Views -- Is There a "Biden Doctrine?"
Joe Biden formally accepts the Democratic party's nomination for US President this week at the Democratic National Convention. The convention is always a key moment in the presidential election calend...
17 Aug 202031min
Protests in Belarus Threaten to Take Down Europe's Last Dictator
Belarus is sometimes referred to as Europe's last dictatorship. Since 1994 it has been ruled by just one man -- Alexander Lukashenko, and he has ruled the country with an iron fist. In early August B...
13 Aug 202030min
China is Reducing Household Air Pollution. But Who Benefits?
China is the world's largest consumer of coal, though in recent years the government has sought to reduce the country's reliance on coal for energy. This includes transitioning away from coal for home...
7 Aug 202026min
Stranded by Civil War, A Leaky Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Yemen Threatens to Unleash the World's Worst-Ever Oil Spill
The story of a leaky oil tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen is, in part, the story of the country's civil war. There are about a million gallons of oil stored in this tanker, which has not been op...
4 Aug 202021min
Crisis in Mali
Mali is in the midst of its worst political crisis in years. Since June, protesters have gathered in the streets of the capital city of Bamako demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar K...
30 Juli 202030min
Why Transparency is So Important in Foreign Aid and Development
Billions of dollars are spent each year on foreign aid and global development. In the past, the exact amount of aid that is being spent, where is it is being spent, by whom it is being spent--and to w...
27 Juli 202028min
The Rais Bhuiyan Interview
Rais Bhuiyan has an absolutely incredible and very moving story. In the days after the September 11th attacks in the United States, Bhuiyan -- an immigrant to the US from Bangladesh -- was working beh...
23 Juli 20201h 6min
