Why have food security projects failed in rural Africa?
By Terrence Leahy Terrence Leahy discusses issues of food security and farming in rural Africa and how to address them. Over the last fifteen years my academic work and my field trips have focussed on food security projects in the rural areas of Southern and Eastern...
Q+A: Does the West’s oil consumption fuel dictatorships?
How do most of what we buy and consume help create wars as well as prop up dictatorships and systems of oppression? How can we change this? Maria Armoudian talks to Leif Wenar about blood oil and consumer choice. Leif Wenar is a chair of philosophy and law at Kings...
What have we learned from past genocides? 🔊
Scholars of genocide have identified nearly three-dozen situations around the world that could be considered pre-genocidal. These are states that could attempt to annihilate their ethnic and religious minorities. What have we learned from past genocides, including the...
What is the scope of South Sudan in crisis? 🔊
South Sudan is in crisis, with tens of millions of people at risk of starvation according to the World Food Program. The conflict there has taken thousands of lives and forced millions to flee their homes. What is the scope of the problem? What can be done to help...Subscribe by Email
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