From the PGI Staff

On June 15th, TrustLaw released a global perception poll of academics, aid professionals, health workers, policy makers, journalists, and development specialists on what in their opinion would be the five most dangerous countries in the world for women. The poll was based upon the levels of discrimination, sexual violence, health, cultural/customary practices, non-sexual violence,...
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By Regina Joseph This is the second in a series of posts leading up to the CGA Scenarios Initiative’s conference on Pakistan in 2020. As we examine Pakistan’s drivers of change–economic and political, internal and external–we’ll continue to update the blog with information on Pakistan’s current conditions, as well as variability for the next decade. Pakistan’s...
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By: Gordon Little and Katherine Kokkinos This is the first in a series of posts leading up to the CGA Scenarios Initiative’s conference on Pakistan in 2020.  As we examine Pakistan’s drivers of change–economic and political, internal and external–we’ll continue to update the blog with information on Pakistan’s current conditions, as well as...
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Oil is yet again negatively affecting the global economy and as prices continue to escalate, the stability of the modest economic recovery is thought to be in jeopardy. After 18 days of protests leading to Hosni Mubarak vacating his post of Egyptian president on February 11th and the uprising in Libya resulting in 100s of...
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After 18 days of demonstrations and revolts by the Egyptian people, President Mubarak’s sudden departure to the swanky, sun-drenched seaside city of Sharm el-Sheikh (popular with European tourists and ex-pats) seems nearly anti-climatic, though certainly preferential to the increasing violent and vitriolic rhetoric during the last days of the ...
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A recent poll I stumbled upon via UN News Wire asks readers what they thought was the most important lesson learned from the 2010 UN Millennium Development Goal Summit and the Clinton Global Initiative Annual meetings, which took Manhattan and the world by storm last week. The answer? With an overwhelming 46+ percentage of the vote,...
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The first episode of PGI’s new podcast series is now available! Our first show features an interview with Curtis Brainard of the Columbia Journalism Review on the media coverage surrounding the devastating earthquake in Haiti last month. Brainard speaks with Brianna Lee on how the coverage has been so far, the reporter/physician controversy, and...
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Just a reminder: PGI’s Trivia Night will be THIS THURSDAY, February 11 at Lilly O’Brien’s! There will be two rounds: one at 7pm and one at 9:30pm. RSVP via our website or Facebook page. See you there!
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Have you noticed that the Perspectives on Global Issues website has been redesigned? Come check out our new look! http://www.perspectivesonglobalissues.com
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Chris Morrison explains why we need to start accepting that there is nothing called ‘clean coal’.
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