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Covid-19 Shutdowns Disproportionately Affected Low-Income Black Households

The alarming rate at which Covid-19 has killed Black Americans has highlighted the deeply embedded racial disparities in the U.S. health care system…

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Implementing Carbon Pricing during the Pandemic Could Help Countries Recover Greener, Smarter

Countries across the globe have been struggling to deal with the impact of Covid-19 and its accompanying economic slowdown. As economies “build back…

Wilcove

People in Developing Countries Eat Less Bushmeat as They Migrate from Rural to Urban Areas

People around the world, especially in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and South America, consume wild game, or bushmeat, whether out of…

Endnotes

Endnotes: A World Safe for Democracy (G. John Ikenberry)

For 200 years, the grand project of liberal internationalism has been to build a world order that is oriented toward progressive ideas. Today, this…

Mellody Hobson ’91

Mellody Hobson ’91

Shortly after graduating from Princeton University, Mellody Hobson ’91 joined Ariel Investments as an intern. Today, she serves as the company’s co…

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Global Threats: How Lessons from Covid-19 Can Prevent Environmental Meltdown

Epidemiologists highlighted the dangers of Covid-19 in its early stages, but their warnings went largely ignored until rising infection rates forced…

Double-Whammy Weather: Study Identifies Increased Frequency of Connected Patterns from Drought to Heavy Rain in Regional Hotspots Across the Globe

Like an undulating seesaw, weather in some regions swings from drought to heavy rain under the weight of climate-induced changes, according to an…

WWS Reacts: China’s Response to Covid-19

As the rest of the world struggles to combat Covid-19, China, where the virus originated in late 2019, appears to have made significant strides to…

Endnotes

How Foreign Subversion Weakens the State (Melissa M. Lee)

Policymakers worry that “ungoverned spaces” pose dangers to security and development. Why do such spaces exist beyond the authority of the state? In…

Melissa Lee

WWS Reacts: How Developing Countries Might Grapple with Covid-19

Covid-19 is present in rich and poorer countries alike, but the looming crisis in developing countries — where dense, vulnerable populations make…

Kathryn Edin

Universal Childhood Allowance Could Reduce Childhood Poverty, Edin Testifies

Today, about 15 million children in the United States live in families with incomes below the federal poverty threshold. This is why reducing…

Social Networks May Drive College Decisions

Younger siblings may indeed look up to their older kin — to the point that it influences where they go to college.Using data from centralized school…

New Modeling Will Shed Light On Ways Policy Decisions Affect Human Migration From Sea Level Rise

A new modeling approach can help researchers, policymakers, and the public better understand how policy decisions will influence human migration as…

WWS Reacts: Leaked Cables Reveal Iran’s Influence over Iraq

Around 700 pages of documents detailing Iran’s influence of Iraq were leaked earlier this week, published simultaneously by the Intercept and The New…

Solar and Wind Energy Preserve Groundwater for Drought, Agriculture

Solar and wind farms are popping up around the country to lower carbon emissions, and these renewables also have another important effect: keeping…

Andlinger Center Speaks: Why the Messenger Matters in Climate Action

Study Helps Pinpoint What Makes Species Vulnerable to Environmental Change

WWS Reacts: Trump’s Decision to Withdrawal U.S. Troops from Syria

Last week, President Donald Trump withdrew all U.S. troops from northern Syria. Later, a deal was made between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and…

Robertson Hall

Funding Available for Innovative Education Projects and Programs

A fund offered through Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs will support creative, interdisciplinary…

Lee Receives 2019 Inaugural Emerging Scholars Global Policy Prize

Jacob Socolar

More Farmers, More Problems: How Smallholder Agriculture is Threatening the Western Amazon

Universal Approaches to Promoting Healthy Development

Princeton University and the Brookings Institution released “Universal Approaches to Promoting Healthy Development” on May 29.

WWS Reacts: Restricting Abortions Across America

Reproductive rights are now front and center in the 2020 campaign, as a number of states recently have tried to restrict or regulate abortions in…

Researchers Reveal Ways to Better Predict Future Sea Level Rise

Future sea level rise poses serious threats to the viability of coastal communities but is challenging to project using deterministic modeling…

Reducing Carbon Emissions While Improving Health is Economically Attractive, Study Shows

It’s a classic policy dispute: How much should the current generation invest in reducing carbon emissions for the benefit of future generations?