The ambitious “Women, Peace, and Security Index” (WPS Index) makes up for the omission of gender inequality measures in conflict monitoring frameworks, state fragility analyses, political instability estimates, and various indicators from leading think tanks.
Will reactionary delegations torpedo UN talks on rural women?
At the Commission on the Status of Women, commitments to rural women’s empowerment are under threat. Can new, progressive alliances block advances by reactionary delegations?
Alumni Speaker Series – China, natural disasters and cyber security: practical perspectives from NYU CGA alumni in an unpredictable world
On November 7, 2017 the Alumni Society of Center for Global Affairs (ASCGA) held its first ever Alumni Speaker Series.
‘Millennial bravery’ and taking the fight against corruption online
How millenials can use social media to fight corruption online.
Trump dissolved his commission searching for voter fraud. That won’t change Republican support for voter-ID laws
This week, President Trump quietly disbanded his much-ballyhooed voting commission, originally charged with identifying the “millions” of illegal votes he alleged had been cast for his 2016 opponent Hillary Clinton.
Place of the Year nominee spotlight: North Korea
Today Northeast Asia confronts the world with a volatile mix of geopolitical competition and nuclear threats unseen since the beginning of the Cold War. The imbroglio over a nuclear armed and very dangerous Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) involving the United States, China, Republic of Korea (ROK), and other actors epitomizes this peril.