The legacy of microfinance: does it live up to its hype?
BY NOURHAN SHAABAN AND FARAH EREIQAT The origin story of microfinance began with Muhammad Yunus, a Professor of Economics
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Opinion
Revamping the jury duty system: updating jury duty for a modern, diverse America
BY KEVIN FRAZIER An exception for students “freed” me from jury duty last year. Before my exception was confirmed
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Borrowing a Column from Thomas Jefferson: The Architecture of National Security Risks
In exploring what constitutes an existential risk – something that threatens the extinction of intelligent life – we evaluate the significance of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat both naturally occurring and manmade.
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The Limits of Power-Sharing in Lebanon: Can Protests End 200 Years of Sectarian Politics?
This moment offers a rare opportunity for foreign powers to help break Lebanon’s historical cycles of violence and support demands for a shift to a more robust and representative democracy.
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A Quest for Relevance: The United Nations’ Tryst with Youth
BY VANDINIKA SHUKLA It was an ordinary Monday afternoon when some of my colleagues and I at the United
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The Rise of the Global South: Can South–South Cooperation Reshape Development?
The increasing humanitarian consequences of climate change and the global refugee crisis have disproportionately affected developing countries.
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African Solutions to African Problems? A Review
BY CHICHI ANYOKU AND MARC ANANI-ISAAC Since the dawn of the last century, progressive African visionaries have proffered that
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