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08/19/08
Hans Rosling
Debunking Third World Myths
 
08/08/08
Thomas Barnett
The Pentagon's New Map for War and Peace
 
07/23/08
Robert Wright
How Cooperation (Eventually) Trumps Conflict
 
07/22/08
Jeff Hittner
IBM and the New Corporate Citizenship
 
07/09/08
Workshop for Ethics in Business
The Rise of the Rest
 

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Video: Debunking Third World Myths
Hans Rosling speaks at TED
In this TED talk, educator Hans Rosling debunks myths about health and wealth in the so-called Third World, using dramatic statistics to show that it is preconceived ideas, not ignorance, that prevent us from making accurate and targeted development interventions. > More

Commentary: Don't Cry for Doha
Must trade talks keep moving forward lest they topple? Photo by youngrobv, http://flickr.com/photos/youngrobv/2184730351/ (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic).
Must trade talks keep moving forward lest they topple? Photo by youngrobv (CC).

By Dani Rodrik

The Doha Round was constructed on a myth, namely that a negotiating agenda focused on agriculture would constitute a "development round." > More

Innovations: Cogeneration Can Slash Carbon and Costs
Inside the cogeneration power plant at Yale University. Photo by Derek, http://flickr.com/photos/ezra/1589931148/ (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic).
Cogeneration plant at Yale University. Photo by Derek (CC).

By Roy Morrison and Pentti Aalto

At home or on the city level, cogeneration of electricity and heat is one of the most promising means of using existing technologies to increase efficiency, save money, and slash emissions. > More

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Russia and Georgia: A Collision Waiting to Happen
Flags of Russia and Georgia
By David Speedie

The table was set for the current outbreak of hostilities, which were preceded by violence in July in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. But the question remains: Why now? > More

Innovations: The Greening of Islamic Politics
Detail from the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. Photo by HKmPUA, http://flickr.com/photos/hleung/2108818972/ (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic).
Detail from the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. HKmPUA (CC).

By Saleem Ali and Haris Hidayat

For centuries, Muslims considered Indonesia to be Islam's most distant outpost. Yet this diffuse country with multiple identities is leading the way in the greening of Islamic politics. > More

Briefings: Humanitarian Aid Politicized
Burmese monks protest the slow response to Cyclone Nargis outside the UN headquarters. Photo by Sean Ng, http://flickr.com/photos/northcountryboy/2505122369/in/set-72157603985427859/ (Creative Commons
Burmese monks protest the slow response to Cyclone Nargis outside the UN headquarters. Photo by Sean Ng (CC).

By Jon Templeman

Humanitarian aid is often viewed as a political commodity, no matter how well intentioned the donors may be. As swelling urban centers make disasters deadlier, this poses a crucial policy problem for international relief and diplomacy. > More

Commentary: The New MAD World
Missile status panel at a decommissioned anti-aircraft base in California. Photo by Telstar Logistics, http://flickr.com/photos/telstar/49075174/ (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generi
Missile status panel at a decommissioned anti-aircraft base in California. Photo by Telstar Logistics (CC).

By Devin Stewart

Are we entering a new era where international noncooperation on global problems could become as lethal as warfare? > More


 

 

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