Thought leadership

My hope for Pakistan this International Women's Day

Saairah Farooq discusses not the challenges that women still have yet to overcome, but the progress that has already been made.

Apple vs. FBI: Where security for societies and security for individuals are at odds

Ikuyo Sakai analyses the importance of our data and its increasingly contested security issues.

A view from the front lines of Nigeria's Lassa Fever outbreak

Ambassador Freeman Osonuga writes on Nigeria's present outbreak of Lassa Fever and what he is doing about it.

The power of youth in achieving the SDGs

Meron Semedar writes on how age should not be a factor in determining leadership quality.

14 years in prison. His crime? One article.

Due to Eritrea's low levels of press freedom, Ambassador Vanessa Berhe's uncle has been detained for the past 14 years. She needs your help. 

A healing monk bringing healthcare to earthquake zones in Nepal

Wangchuk Rapten discusses his efforts in helping thousands of people affected by the devastating April 2015 earthquakes in Nepal.

Where has Moldova’s money gone and why doesn’t the West care?

Flavia Munteanu writes on the $1 billion missing from the country's budget.

How to outsmart extremism

Ambassador Francois Reyes tells us what he thinks is the most powerful tool to combat extremism.

Time to face facts about refugees

Ambassador Meron Semedar makes the argument that protecting the lives of refugees benefits global security.

Examining Brazil's Zika virus up close

Ambassador Michele Schifino breaks down the Zika virus and its link to microcephaly in babies.