Temperatures in parts of south and Southeast Asia are so high, it's not just uncomfortable - but unhealthy. Could Singapore be next? On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Joel Chua discussed the possibilities with Professor Benjamin Horton, Principal Investigator, Earth Observatory of Singapore
Universities in some US states have been gripped by months of pro-Palestine protests, leading to the arrest or suspension of hundreds of students from some of the most prominent institutions. Some universities have even cancelled graduation. Laura Blumenfeld, Senior Fellow with the Philip Merrill Center for Strategi
WASHINGTON, DC With an unprecedented number of migrants and asylum seekers trying to enter the United States through its southern border, immigration is at the top of American voters’ minds ahead of November’s presidential election. Paradoxically, this debate has gained momentum just as the US economy outperforms other developed economies, partly owing to immigration-fueled
In Building Militaries in Fragile States: Challenges for the United States, Dr. Mara Karlin presents a comparative case study of four United States Government (USG) attempts to strengthen partner militaries’ internal defense. Building Militaries opens with a summary of the Islamic State’s defeat of the Iraqi Army in 2014 after the USG trained the Iraqi Army for ten years and provided $20B in assistance. This scene-setter underscores Karlin’s assessment that the USG’s traditional approach of throwing resources and training at fragile states to shore up those states’ internal defense is not working.