Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed increasingly oppressive laws, particularly targeting the freedoms of women and girls. A newly enacted “vice and virtue” law represents one…

It is with great sorrow that we acknowledge the passing of philanthropist Alan Shawn Feinstein of Cranston, RI on September 7, 2024. He was 93. Since the Friedman School’s founding…

Little evidence exists on the design and implementation of anticipatory action (AA) in complex crises. In South Sudan, where conflict, displacement, and extreme weather converge, the United Nations piloted an…

El Niño events have long been linked to low rainfall in Southern Africa, with seasonal rainfall forecasts now included in agricultural advisories for farmers. Although the connection between El Niño…

Every year about thirty billion dollars are spent on aid across Africa, yet high levels of poverty, hunger, and destitution persist. The phenomenon of failing aid in Africa has been…