PUBLIC POLICY

Feeding the World Along the New Silk Roads

“A decentralized approach towards global agriculture may ensure that supply meets growing demand requirements, while also encouraging equ...

Using Public-private Partnerships to Tackle Extreme Poverty

Attracting private capital is a critical complement to government financing if the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development that the U...

Why Oil Markets Are Changing

U.S. consumers and businesses are bracing for higher oil prices in the coming summer months as demand swells. The price of a barrel of oi...

Can Nuclear Energy Save the Planet?

Joshua Goldstein and Staffan Qvist have a plan to save the world – from climate change disaster. In their new book, A Bright Future: How ...

Will Legalizing Marijuana Light Up Canada’s Economy?

Canada has become the first developed nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use, a decision spurred by broad public support in a ...

How the Next Generation of Global Kids Will Learn from One Another

The best ways for educating young people have shifted dramatically thanks to technology – not surprisingly. Children still read books, of...

What Can We Learn from the World’s Happiest People?

With 15 years at National Geographic, journalist Dan Buettner developed an unusual expertise in finding the most extraordinary population...

How to Manage the Top Five Global Economic Challenges

The world’s economic system has been through a lot in recent years — from the challenge of the financial crisis to income inequality, the...

DowDuPont’s Andrew Liveris: How America Can Bring Back Manufacturing

Smokestacks belching hazardous gases, rivers so polluted they catch fire, workers in identical overalls turning bolts with wrenches: For ...

Why the Coming Jobs Crisis Is Bigger Than You Think

The incoming Trump administration has made job creation a national priority. But here is a sobering prediction: No matter which political...

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