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- Humanity
Fight, flight and the courage in between
The heroism shown abord flydubai Flight 1073 may seem unthinkable…
October 9, 2026
- Humanitarian
- Humanity
Episode 24 Fading Causes Podcast: What is Islam’s humanitarian...
Conversation with Khaled Khalifa, humanitarian and Islamic financing specialist …
October 7, 2026
- Gaza Palestine
Who gives up the gun first? Gaza’s path to...
The silencing of guns follows politics and not the other…
September 25, 2026
- Global Health
Vital Signs in Global Health #7: DRC’s Ebola Outbreak:...
The world has ridden fast to rescue DRC from Ebola.…
September 21, 2026
- Global Health
Vital Signs in Global Health #6: DRC’s Ebola Lessons:...
The lethality of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic…
September 14, 2026
- Humanity
- Podcast
Episode 23 Fading Causes Podcast: Can biohacking bring world...
Conversation with Sid Chatterjee, soldier, diplomat, humanitarian, biohacker An intriguing…
September 3, 2026
- Global Health
Vital Signs in Global Health #5: Clashing Convictions of...
Two sets of dogmas contend in Afghanistan: those of the…
August 31, 2026
- Global Health
The neglected knife: Why global health overlooks surgery
Billions of people still lack access to safe, affordable surgery,…
August 28, 2026
- Global Health
Vital Signs in Global Health Issue 4: Fauci –...
In his final martyrdom, Anthony Fauci may have done the…
August 17, 2026
- Global Health
Vital Signs in Global Health Issue 3: The HIV...
Eighteen months into the dismantling of the global AIDS response,…
August 4, 2026
- Humanitarian
After 75 years, the global refugee system is mostly...
The Refugees Convention was born into a very different world,…
August 4, 2026
- Global Health
Vital Signs in Global Health, Issue 2: Markets Offer...
A trillion-dollar food industry sues to keep prevention at bay…
July 27, 2026
- War and Peace
Episode 22 Fading Causes Podcast: Is violence a contagious...
Conversation with Gary Slutkin, physician and epidemiologist …
July 24, 2026
- Disasters
In Venezuela’s earthquakes, the deepest faultlines are man-made
A tragedy of well-known lessons forgotten or ignored …
July 23, 2026
- Governance
The Deepest Fault Line of the Venezuela Earthquake Is...
Can catastrophes bring political change? 22…
July 22, 2026
- Global Health
Vital Signs in Global Health Issue 1: Reading Critical...
This is the first of a regular column on my…
July 20, 2026
- Multilateralism
The Next UN Secretary General: Picked to Lead, Designed...
A UN facing insolvency, a paralysed Security Council and collapsed…
July 9, 2026
- Humanitarian
Should we trust AI with humanitarian aid?
AI can bring efficiency to aid delivery but cannot be…
June 27, 2026