China’s 2007 test of an anti-satellite missile added nearly 3,000 fragments to the number of deadly or destructive items orbiting earth.
Space Junk: The French Factor
Much of the French debris can be traced to an accident in 1996, when a military satellite collided with a spent French rocket.
United States: How Turkey Fell Out of Favor
Turkey is no longer seen as a staunch ally in NATO but as a wayward country that wears religion and ideology on its sleeve.
Migration Crisis: How to Break the Cycle of Death and Amnesia
Europe alone cannot be asked to single-handedly shoulder the migration/refugee crisis facing the world.
Deforestation in Brazil: The China Factor
How Chinese trade and investment in Brazil are altering the power equation in Brazilian politics.
Mongolia: Challenges of Being a Transgender Teacher
Bureaucracy prevents Muugi, a transgender woman from Mongolia, from continuing her life as a teacher.
Public Health: Russia is Sick
Public health challenges facing Russia today cripple its potential for tomorrow.
Beyond Cuba: Washington’s Strategic Neglect of Latin America
Can the United States afford to integrate itself with Asia at the cost of Latin America?
Volkswagen: When a German Company Plays With Fire
“Exciting” isn’t the first word that comes to mind when thinking of German business. But neither is “fraud.”
The Frenchman Who Reshaped the IMF
Reflections on the work of Olivier Blanchard, the IMF’s now retired chief economist.























