A conversation with Constanze Stelzenmüller During the past months, Russia has steadily ratcheted up military pressure on Ukraine and tried to...
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Democrats Versus Dictators: Who will Win?
The world as seen from Washington or Paris or Berlin looks starkly different than the one seen from Moscow or Beijing or Teheran or Caracas. The...
Overcoming Hunger, One Empowered Farmer at a Time
According to the United Nations, approximately 10% of people on the planet are undernourished, while 30% lack year-round, reliable access to...
All That Jazz: Tällberg’s Jazz for the Planet
“Climate change” isn’t really about climate. It’s about people, migration, food, water, access, health, education, and fairness of opportunity,”...
Understanding—and Protecting—Neurorights
“What we're talking about is mentally enhancing humans…about building a new type of species, a hybrid human, in which part of our brain will be...
“Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore” – Reflections on a Changing Culture
Recently, I had the opportunity to podcast with Shirin Neshat, acclaimed visual artist, and Jonathan Burnham, one of the leading New York-based book...
War With Russia?
“It doesn't matter if it's Russia or if it's China or if it's Iran, it's a threat against all of us, and we should do something together to secure...
Reimagining the Middle East
“There was a moment where Israel was contemplating annexing lands in the West Bank. I thought that was going to have a drastically negative impact,...
Democracia en Peligro
Latin America is in trouble. From the Rio Grande to the Drake Passage, angry and violent partisanship is rising; citizens feel their governments...