I'd like to believe that with time and distance from the
1996-2006 insurgency, this issue, and others, will be ironed out and
given the attentions -- and solutions -- it deserves.
Robert J. Rosenthal is a traveler, NGO
guy, social good expert, and technology aficionado who currently lives
in Kathmandu, Nepal, where he is writing a book about volunteering due
out in 2015 from Wiley & Sons.
The U.S. government believes that, as the inheritor of tsarist
Russia and Soviet Union, Russia has expansionist and hegemonic
traditions that China doesn't have. It believes Russia always has
policies that challenge and attempt to supplant the existing
international order while China doesn't. In many circumstances, China
sees itself as a beneficiary of the current international order.
Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing
Next week over 125 Heads of Government will convene in New York City to outline a...
Director of International Program, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
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Travel photography can be difficult. It's hard to take photos in a foreign land and not have them look like ev...
Award-winning writer and photographer. Author of, "The Human Fragment" - a book of street photography that's different.
In the backdrop of President Xi Jinping's ongoing visit to India,
presenting an exclusive free and frank dialogue on bilateral ties with
Mr. Jayadeva ...
An advocacy specialist associated with the New Delhi-based Institution, Ananta Aspen Centre (formerly Aspen Institute India)
To some, making education more efficient is simply a matter of
better budget management and improved allocation of resources. But to
many others, speaking in these terms at all when talking about a child's
right to learn seems inappropriate.
President Kuepa.com Blended Learning in Latinamerica
When I think about how a racist caricature from Hollywood gets
tossed around among expats as a symbol of Chinese men -- and Westerners
from around the world harbor consistently negative views of Chinese men
-- I realize there's a dark side to this whole discussion.
Writer and blogger at speakingofchina.com
An internet that is fragmented by political, legal, and technical
boundaries would throttle the animating purpose of the International
Bill of Human Rights, while an indivisible and global internet is able
to facilitate such goals.
Independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world
Many natural disasters will become more frequent or more intense
as a result of climate change, and boys and girls are often
disproportionately affected by these natural disasters through loss of
life or health impacts.
Program Manager for Climate Change Adaptation at Plan International Australia
Five years after COP-15, the climate conference in Copenhagen
which saw developing nations and first world polluters blaming one
another for a policy stalemate, is the public finally fed up with
inaction on global warming from the world's leaders?
Writer and reporter covering the Pacific Rim
The reality of the Korean peninsula is, of course, vastly more
complicated than these either-or contrasts. Stop thinking of the
peninsula as two completely distinct halves, with barbed wire running
down the middle.
Director, Foreign Policy In Focus
The idea of branding climate change could seem like another
exercise in navel-gazing unless you consider the effectiveness of the
opposition. They've got branding down, relentlessly repeating the
mantra, "science is inconclusive and solutions are exorbitant and
unproven."
Next Tuesday, President Obama and 124 other world leaders will
convene in New York City for a United Nations summit to address climate
change.
U.S. Youth Delegate to the UNFCCC climate negotiations
Pakistanis converging from across all social, economic, religious
and ethnic backgrounds have demonstrated their desire to end the status
quo style of politics.
Mehreen has a Masters in Public
Administration from New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate
School of Public Service and works as a Budget Policy Analyst in New
York City.
A perceived wall does not only exist between India and Pakistan.
This happens with countries all across the globe. We have, for some
reason, decided to attribute more importance to nationality, or
geography, or even religion, when instead we should focus more on our
inherent qualities: our sense of self, values and ethics.
Every 90 minutes, a woman is raped in Sri Lanka, and is the
fifth-worst country in the world for domestic abuse. Yet we boast of our
achievements in the millennium development goals and human development
indicators. This begs the question, what kind of 'development' are we
talking about?
A researcher, writer, passionate about telling stories of those who live on the margins. Addicted to great stories and travels.
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