Best-selling author, prize-winning journalist and New York Times corresponding opinion writer Michael Grunwald will discuss how to feed the world without frying it and how to fill nearly 10 billion bellies by 2050 without tearing down an acre of rainforest every six seconds. Telling the stories and lessons from his rollicking…
During past decades, genomics and metagenomics have developed very fast, and are widely applied to non-model species especially wild animals to provide new insights to properly conserve the wildlife. The giant panda is not only the symbol of the world biodiversity conservation, but also a model to address questions of the…
Foreign policy during the Cold War served as a model for the US for decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but recent years have shown increased dissatisfaction with US international leadership and alliance management—whether you look at Obama's reduction in US commitment to NATO, Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan,…
Over the past four decades, Afghanistan has endured relentless violence and authoritarian rule, with the Taliban's return to power in 2021 creating a context where conventional political avenues for change have been severely constrained. Yet, across Afghanistan, diverse forms of non-violent resistance continue to emerge, from…
