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India’s sobering drop in human freedom

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | Apr 29, 2022 | Policy, Politics, Racial Equity & Police Reform, WPI Activities

India has shown a near-constant decline between 2013 and 2019, in various parameters of personal, civil, and economic freedom measured in the Human...

Did The Cold War end – or not?

by Pauliina Grym | Apr 26, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security, Personal Reflections, Politics

During our days in New York City this April, we visited The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Leaving the posh building, I carried their over...

Unilateralism is poisonous to nuclear non-proliferation: JCPOA explains why

by Kourosh Ziabari | Apr 26, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Politics

Nuclear non-proliferation is a cherished ideal that needs to be safeguarded. Against the backdrop of tragedies that have shaken the world security...

What are the possibilities for the use of nuclear weapons in the Russia-Ukraine war?

by Petya Mihova | Apr 25, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security

The situation in Ukraine demands restraint and a diplomatic solution, said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association. “But...

Part Two: Journalism, unattached?

by Mariana Segulin | Apr 25, 2022 | Changes in Journalism, New Business Models for Journalism in the Digital Age

Freedom of speech is so important in this country that it’s written in the First Amendment. Whether it’s because the founders thought that they had...