Burkina Faso, a small West African country, is experiencing a child public health crisis. 88 percent of children under five years old are anemic, 16 percent are wasted — meaning they weigh too little for their height (a good predictor of mortality), and 35 per... More »
On June 23, 2016, the British people voted in a referendum to withdraw from the European Union — a historic move that is still being processed today. “Brexit” not only impacts the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union, but also the rest of the ... More »
Despite the continued confusion over how the United Kingdom will move forward with Brexit, it is clear that upcoming decisions will greatly impact global geopolitics. Perhaps the most important consequence of Brexit will occur on the United Kingdom’s own borde... More »
In many of the world’s largest urban areas, the basic standards of living set out in the Sustainable Development Goals are woefully out of reach. In the developing world, cities won’t achieve those goals without providing adequate green space. Conceived broadl... More »
The invention and expansion of the internet has revolutionized how citizens engage in political expression and protest. Citizens subject to authoritarian regimes have taken advantage of the instantaneous nature of internet communication to mobilize political d... More »
Surrounding the Arctic Ocean, lying along a nearly continuous 10,000 mile (16,000 km) ring of inhospitable tundra, one of Earth’s most important environmental assets is beginning to collapse.Permafrost — perennially frozen soil and rock — may not look like muc... More »
The challenges of illegal drug use in the United States and around the world have been addressed in many ways over the past decades, from harsh sentencing guidelines to anti-trafficking activities. Decriminalization, or the legalization of drugs, is an approac... More »
The following is an edited transcript of part of an interview conducted by Thomas Krasnican and Nick Paraiso, first-year students at the Harris School of Public Policy for their UC3P original podcast series, Thank You For Your Service. The full interview can b... More »
In 2015, a record 1.3 million people sought asylum in European Union (EU) states — the largest annual flow into the continent in 30 years. Although the number of persons annually seeking refuge in Europe has fallen since 2015, the EU now faces a significant pu... More »
The base of the Statue of Liberty, which happens to be a gift from a European country to the United States, reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” The ideas embodied in this phrase have been increasingly debated i... More »
Pascal Brice is the Executive Director of France’s Office of Protection for Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA). He was invited to the University of Chicago by The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and sat down with Prabhat ... More »
Pascal Brice is the Executive Director of France’s Office of Protection for Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA). He was invited to the University of Chicago by the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and sat down with Prabhat ... More »