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Child and Family Policy, Health, International

U.S. Cuts to Foreign Aid Exacerbate Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis

By Parnian Abunasr-Shiraz — The cutting of U.S. foreign aid to Yemen, a country already experiencing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, further aggravates the food insecurity that has left millions of Yemenis on the brink of starvation.

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Immigration, International

Addressing Northern Triangle Migration Through U.S. Foreign Aid

by Parnian Abunasr-Shiraz, MPP ’22 An unprecedented number of migrants arriving in caravans from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador—referred to as the “Northern Triangle”—led the Trump Administration to act on its policy pledge to reduce illegal immigration by cutting foreign aid to the three countries in 2019. But cutting foreign aid to these Northern Triangle […]

Immigration, International, National Security, Politics

The Price of Approval for Erdoğan

Erdoğan’s plan to deport the displaced population is short-sighted and politically motivated rather than an adequate valuation of the potential benefits…

Child and Family Policy, Economics, Education, International

Learning from the Best: Singapore and Education Reform

There are several lessons the U.S. could take from Singapore’s systems

International, Politics

End Blasphemy Laws to Protect Religious Freedom for All

By: Sarah Henry

Health, International

Four Years Later: What We Learned from the Ebola Crisis

By: Rebecca Desantis

Education, International

Disabled Students’ Right to Education in South Africa

By: Leah Johnson

International

President Trump’s Syrian Policy

By: Naila Rafique

International

Can We Solve World Hunger? Reflections on Global Food Security

On February 22, 2017, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres addressed a press briefing, pleading with UN member countries to help fight the humanitarian crisis that has resurfaced in North-East Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen. This crisis, which has been developing for decades, is at a critical turning point and gaining international attention. Twenty million […]

Immigration, International, Justice, Race & Ethnicity

Xenophobic Violence in South Africa

By: Ifeoluwa Olawole As recently as February 2017, a group of anti-immigrant protesters in Pretoria, South Africa set out to protest the presence of immigrants from other parts of Africa like Nigeria, Somalia, and Zimbabwe. This protest led to the looting and ransacking of stores owned by immigrants. Between February 5 and 18, Nigerian buildings, […]

Immigration, International, National Security, Politics

An “Alternative Fact:” Muslim Refugees Are Not a Threat to America

During his Presidential campaign, Donald Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” Less than a month into his presidency, Mr. Trump attempted to uphold this promise by signing an executive order prohibiting immigrants and visa-holders from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for 120 days. This […]