Ambitious climate resilience plans like Dominica’s could be a life raft for the 65 million inhabitants of developing island countries.
Women Leading Relief Efforts in Nepal
Women-led groups in Nepal are leading earthquake relief and recovery efforts in the country, including in decision-making where women are often excluded.
3 Big Benefits for Americans to Ending the Cuba Embargo
Cuba has a lot more to offer the United States than just rum and cigars.
Disaster Militarism: Rethinking U.S. Relief in the Asia-Pacific
Disaster relief has increasingly become part of the justification for increased U.S. troop deployments in the Asia-Pacific region.
Responding to Haiyan: A Typhoon Tax
We need a national climate response to match the scale of the Philippines typhoon and the extreme weather happening in other parts of the world.
Beyond Drug Trafficking: Toward Genuine Security in the Caribbean
Drug trafficking is, by many accounts, a major security challenge in the Caribbean region. Due in part to aggressive counter-drug trafficking operations in Central America, drug traffickers based in Mexico and Colombia increasingly use the Caribbean as an alternative...