It is not news that democracy is in trouble almost everywhere. Poll after poll shows that people in most countries—especially in the West and...
Democracy Succeeds (At Least in Bangladesh)
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Podcasts
This Is What Leadership Looks Like
What does global leadership look like in a fractured, uncertain world? The Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize was created to recognize...
Middle Eastern Challenges / Rob Geist Pinfold
No, not Iranians and Israelis on the brink of war. And, no, not the seemingly endless search for a Palestinian state. Rather, the implications of...
GOOOAL!!! / Gabriela Cuevas
This year is going to be memorable for all sorts of reasons, most of which already look to be depressing. The biggest offset to that is likely to be...
Thinking Differently About the Rainforests
For decades, environmentalists and climate scientists have warned about the catastrophic consequences of the shrinking and erosion of the Amazon and...
Inheriting Trauma / Rana Dajani
The number of active conflicts today is the highest since the end of World War II. The world has clearly entered a new, more violent, and fragmented...
What Has the Whale to Say? / David Gruber
"The whale has no voice," Herman Melville wrote in Moby Dick. “But then again,” he went on, "What has the whale to say?" Turns out he was wrong: not...
Greek Classics—Modern Life / Bryan Doerries
The Greek classics are timeless because they provide insights into our souls, into how we think and why we do what we do. Of course, few of us...
Reimagining Environmental Journalism / Rhett Butler
By almost every objective indicator, the process of dramatic climate change grinds on. However, the optimists are currently making a big deal out of...