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February 4, 2014

China
Fueling the Chinese Economy

China's growing demand for natural resources has been a boon for commodity producers, but it has also raised concerns about its effects on the global economy. Following the publication of their new b…

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January 21, 2015

United States
Howard Dean and Grover Norquist on the Successes and Failures of LBJ's Great Society

Former governor of Vermont, Howard Dean, and Americans for Tax Reform's Grover Norquist, join Politico's Michael P. Hirsh, to discuss President Lyndon B. Johnson’s broad social agenda, the Great Soci…

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October 22, 2021

Health
Payments and Politics of Primary Health Care
Play Mother and sick son are consulting with a doctor in Chad.
Virtual Event by Melinda Abrams, David Blumenthal, and Tom Frieden Global Health Program

June 1, 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa
Should Technical Actors Play a Political Role in the Internet Age?

Corinne Cath is a doctoral student at the Oxford Internet Institute and the Alan Turing Institute. You can follow her at @C__Cath. The African Network Information Center (AFRINIC) – the technical …

Internet shutdowns have become increasingly common as governments take an adversarial stance against the internet.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Net Politics

May 13, 2019

Authoritarianism
An Inside Look at Political Imprisonment

Panelists discuss the use of imprisonment and torture as political tools of authoritarian regimes, including their experiences with political imprisonment in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Syria, and their …

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Event by Abdullah Alaoudh, Mouaz Moustafa, Jason Rezaian, and Anne E. Barnard

April 24, 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Politics of Food in the Time of COVID-19

In many African states, food insecurity is a serious problem getting worse by the day. This week, international experts sounded the alarm about acute food shortages affecting some 135 million people, more than half of them Africans. The coronavirus crisis, with its effect on livelihoods, productivity, and agricultural supply chains, could nearly double that already staggering number of people threatened with starvation.

Villagers queue to collect food aid distributed by the World Food Program (WFP) following a prolonged drought in rural Mudzi district, Zimbabwe, February 20, 2020
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa Program