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Joining Forces to Fight Hunger

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9 December, 2013

Debate continues over the role of public-private partnerships in providing development assistance. We spoke to World Food Programme Ass. Exec. Dir. Elisabeth Rasmusson about that agency’s approach.

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Home Field Advantage at the UN

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25 September, 2013

Steve Saideman on why it’s true the UN is only as good as its members, but that doesn’t mean its structure doesn’t shape how those members interact.

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Where R2P Goes From Here

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21 August, 2013

An interview with Jennifer Welsh, who was recently appointed Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, on the future of norm.

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Diplomatic Drought

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1 April, 2013

Steve Saideman on what possible reason the Harper government could have for pulling out of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

Brundtland Revisited

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4 February, 2013

The lead author of the Brundtland Commission’s landmark report on sustainable development reflects on the state of the world 25 years on.

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Trolling the Caspian

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15 November, 2012

Sarah Logan and Madeline Carr on Internet freedom, the Internet Governance Forum, and Azerbaijan.