WEST LAFAYETTE, IN & WASHINGTON, D.C – The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue continues to expand its deep network of technology experts with the addition of Purdue Assistant Professor Christopher G. Brinton as a Research Fellow, who brings expertise at the intersection of networki .
Women in Afghanistan have been subjected to Gender Apartheid regime under the Taliban since Aug 2021, which has resulted in an erosion of their rights and freedoms. In this context, the experience of the Iran women advocacy model could prove to be an important tool for promoting women's rights and challenging the Taliban's Gender Apartheid. Given the urgency and importance of the matter, SPIA-Afghanistan Policy Lab at Princeton University holds a high-level panel to discuss how Afghan and Iranian women have been engaged in a struggle for their rights and have inspired each other in the process. Afghan women have been pushing back against the gender apartheid imposed by the Taliban, while Iranian women have been advocating for their rights in a society that has long suppressed them for decades. Despite the differences in the challenges they face, the two neighboring countries share some common themes in their struggle for women's rights. Our panelists highlight the global
In a stunning reversal from when he appeared to kill a climate deal just two weeks ago, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin announced support for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a bill that would invest about $370 billion into policies aimed at reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions