During economic downturns, we begin to fear that we are entering a permanent period of decline. But we can avoid that depressing prospect…
How can people and organisations best respond to emergency events that are significantly beyond the boundaries of what they had generally…
Voters who flocked to the Republican banner seven weeks ago are probably scratching their heads, wondering, "Who really won in November?"…
The recent ultranationalist rampage in downtown Moscow was made possible by ineffective law enforcement and ethnic policies that could…
The recent ultranationalist rampage in downtown Moscow was made possible by ineffective law enforcement and ethnic policies that could…
The Kyoto Protocol is set to expire in 2012. Key developed countries appear unlikely to sign on to a new serious international agreement to…
Perhaps you noticed the following two headlines from last week's New York Times (print edition; the online headline is different):
"U.S.…
The climate change talks in Cancun,
Mexico, didn't solve all the world's climate problems. But they were
hugely successful. Through the…
Book abstract: China has experienced a tremendous turn-around over the past three decades from the ethos of sacrificing life to the…