Public Health
Build Burma from the Ground Up
Relying only on the state to implement democratic reforms in Burma is a fool’s errand. But there’s a better way.
BY ELLIOTT PRASSE-FREEMAN | JUNE 22, 2012
The Martyrdom of Al Qusayr
Images from photojournalist Robert King’s recent visit to a Syrian community under siege.
JUNE 21, 2012
Asia's Next Tiger
President Aquino's anti-corruption program is just what the Philippines economy needs.
BY GREG RUSHFORD | JUNE 19, 2012
A Requiem for Calderon
The outgoing Mexican president had a golden opportunity to change his country for the better -- and he blew it.
BY ALINA ROCHA MENOCAL | JUNE 18, 2012
Egypt's Subsidy Blues
When Egypt's next rulers finally tackle urgently needed economic reform, they should look to an unlikely model: Iran.
BY PETER PASSELL | JUNE 15, 2012
Losing Polio
Did the CIA ruin our chance to eradicate one of the world's worst diseases?
BY LAURIE GARRETT | MAY 31, 2012
Two Worlds, One Climate
Forget Kyoto. There’s a much better way to persuade the developing world to fight climate change.
BY PETER PASSELL | MAY 23, 2012
The Ravenous Dragon and the Fruits of Adversity
Academic economists usually air their new ideas first in working papers. Here, before the work gets dusty, a quick look at transition policy research in progress.
BY PETER PASSELL | MAY 7, 2012
Interview: A Business-Like Approach to Foreign Aid
A conversation with USAID administrator Rajiv Shah on expanding public-private partnerships and integrating development and emergency intervention.
BY SAMUEL LOEWENBERG | MAY 3, 2012
Lying to Tell the Truth
Saving the world is no excuse for fudging the facts.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 1, 2012
Tobacco's War on Women
The global tobacco industry is targeting women in emerging markets. Can public policy rise to the challenge?
BY BRAD EDMONDSON | MAY 1, 2012
Predators for Peace
Drones have revolutionized war. Why not let them deliver aid?
BY JACK C. CHOW | APRIL 27, 2012
Sex and the Single Mullah
Islamic scholars are prepared to answer questions and issue fatwas on almost any realm of modern life. Sometimes, it can get a little kinky.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | APRIL 23, 2012
Doing Right by the World's Women
A conversation with the first female head of the U.N. Development Program on the most pressing issues for women in the developing world.
BY MARGARET SLATTERY | APRIL 23, 2012
Occupy This!
An Occupy Wall Street leader highlights the global reach of his movement.
MAY/JUNE 2012
The Waste Land
For Nairobi's poorest, the enormous trash dump that's slowly killing them is also the only thing keeping them alive.
BY DAVID CONRAD | APRIL 19, 2012
16 Ways to Fix Burma
On the eve of the country's historic elections, 16 experts give us their prescriptions for the future.
MARCH 30, 2012
The Islamic World's Quiet Revolution
Forget politics. Muslim countries are poised to experience a new wave of change -- but this time it's all about demographics.
BY NICHOLAS EBERSTADT | MARCH 9, 2012
Mind the Gap
Inequality is an increasing problem around the world. But there are cures.
BY PETER PASSELL | MARCH 1, 2012
The Little Economy That Could
If you're looking for an unlikely economic success story, you can hardly do better than Mauritius.
BY JEFFREY FRANKEL | FEBRUARY 2, 2012
The Bioterrorist Next Door
Man-made killer bird flu is here. Can -- should -- governments try to stop it?
BY LAURIE GARRETT | DECEMBER 15, 2011
Doing More with Less
Dwindling funding for the global fight against AIDS doesn't mean the battle is lost -- but it does mean we have to think about what we're getting for our money.
BY CHARLES KENNY | NOVEMBER 28, 2011
Doctors Without Borders
Letting medical professionals and other skilled workers from the developing world emigrate is a good deal for everyone.
BY CHARLES KENNY | OCTOBER 11, 2011
Wanted: Smarter Patients
The key to improving medical care in the developing world isn't better doctors -- it's educating everyone else.
BY CHARLES KENNY | OCTOBER 3, 2011
The Cultural Evolution
The baggage we carry from our ethnic and national backgrounds can keep people poor -- but it can also change, and faster than you'd think.
BY CHARLES KENNY | AUGUST 8, 2011
Famine Is a Crime
Civilization has defeated mass starvation. So why are so many Somalis dying of hunger?
BY CHARLES KENNY | JULY 25, 2011
A Shot in the Back
The CIA's fake vaccination program in Abbottabad is an outrage. But what's important to remember is that even Osama bin Laden wanted to vaccinate his kids.
BY ALANNA SHAIKH | JULY 13, 2011
A Thousand Points of Light
When it comes to bringing electricity to the developing world, small is beautiful.
BY CHARLES KENNY | JULY 11, 2011
Postcards from Hell, 2011
Images from the world's most failed states.
BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JUNE 20, 2011
Can the supreme leader really get what he wants in Iran's presidential election?
BY YASMIN ALEM
Pentagon considers $200 million renovation of Gitmo
BY GORDON LUBOLD
We should thank Apple for exposing the flaws in America's tax system
Chávez propagandist in leaked recording: 'We are in a sea of shit, my friend'
BY ELIAS GROLL
Why countries should stop trying to create their own Silicon Valleys
How these Burmese rebels got big on Weibo
BY PATRICK BOEHLER
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