New York Times
The Friedman School’s Daniel Maxwell comments in this article on the hunger emergency in Somalia, saying, “The calls to respond now are as clear as they are ever going to be.”
NPR
Engineering’s Eric Hines explains how offshore wind-generated power is transmitted to land-based electrical grids
New York Times
A&S Professor Susan Napier reviews the first English translation of the picture book “Shuna’s Journey,” by Hayao Miyazaki.
The Conversation
Fletcher’s Bethany Tietjen explains the “loss and damage” costs that developing countries are facing from climate change impacts and how this year’s COP27 could be a crucial moment for making progress on establishing a formal financial mechanism for making payments.
The Conversation
Mulugeta G. Berhe, identified here as a Fletcher World Peace Foundation Senior Fellow, outlines the diplomatic failures of the African Union in addressing the ongoing civil war in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
The Economist
This is a review of “Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology" by Fletcher’s Chris Miller
Time
Friedman School’s Daniel Maxwell comments on Americans’ lack of awareness of the drought in East Africa and how public fundraising efforts for the region are not gaining traction.
The Conversation
Fletcher’s Sung-Yoon Lee outlines why world leaders should take North Korean President Kim Jong Un’s nuclear threats seriously, noting he is “deadly serious about completing his grandfather’s and father’s mission of reunification of the Korean peninsula.”
Guardian
UEP’s Julian Agyeman examines how environmental issues in low-income areas have been ignored by activists who fail to recognize the importance of equity.