Shrinkonomics: Aging Policies in Japan and China
By Rongjie Fang Introduction On May 11, 2021, the results of China’s seventh census were released. As people are already aware, China’s population is aging. […]
International
Tackling the Learning Crisis in the Global South
By Gaby Sanchez I. Problem: The Learning Crisis Despite an increase in levels of attendance among school children in the Global South, UNICEF reports about […]
Living Up to the Legacy of “Never Again”: How the U.S. Can Support Ethiopians as Civil War Looms
By Daren Caughron Today, Ethiopia stands on the brink of disaster. Just a few years ago, outside observers were celebrating the significant economic and political […]
The paradox of being a woman farmer in Baringo
By Maria Villalpando More than twenty women gather below the shade of an old acacia as children and goats roam around, and the heat starts […]
A Case for Public Education in Democratic States with Low Fiscal Capacity
By Garret Dellwo In the global South, democratic states with low fiscal capacity and weak public school systems (underfunded primary and secondary schools), governments should […]
Promising Developments in Exceptional Finance
By Sean O’Connell, Edited by Daniel Balke An Introduction to Exceptional Finance Exceptional finance—funding that deviates from the normal policy of multilateral lending institutions like […]
Who Should Save the Amazon?
By Kathryn White Increased deforestation in the Amazon is directly correlated to the rate of climate change. During 2020, deforestation of the Amazon rose by […]
Help Afghans Directly: Raise the Refugee Cap
By Ethan Azad Since the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 15, the Biden administration has come under bipartisan pressure from Congress as well […]
What does an Iranian nuclear deal look like?
By Raina Kasera US-Iranian efforts to reach a consensus on Iran’s nuclear programs have a long history. While the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action […]
Three things that flood analytics providers should do to track their impact
A flood response operation in Southeast Asia, circa 2016, Source: Cloud to Street By Sri Ramesh Frequent catastrophic flooding affects millions of people every year. […]
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