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Protesters burn tires as they block a road during demonstrations called by opposition parties in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Feb. 4, 2024, to protest the postponement of the presidential election. Protesters and police clashed, a day after President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of the election. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images)

US Government’s $300 Million for West Africa — How to Make it Count

To turn the tide in democracies under stress, the US needs to balances near-term increases in stability with aid for democratic governance.
A group of older women calling themselves the "Happy Grandmas" work on weaving Shyrdaks - traditional Kyrgyz woollen rugs, at the House of Culture of the Metallurgists of Kadamjay -- a city built in the 1930s around a huge metals factory that is now shut down, in Kyrgyzstan's remote region of Batken on October 2, 2023. (Photo by VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP via Getty Images)

As Low- and Middle-Income Countries Grapple with the Megatrend of Aging, Development Finance Institutions Are Key

By 2050, almost 80 percent of people 60 and over will live in these countries, requiring sustained engagement to reduce economic risks.
Libia Patricia Ipuana Epiayu (known as Señora Livia), a Wayuu village elder in Colombia's La Guajira Peninsula, works in October 2023 next to solar panels and a purified water storage tank that she helped bring to her community. The village painted the fence posts around the water facility as a sign of its importance. (Screen capture from video courtesy of Convite AC - Fundación Convite Colombia, via HelpAge International.)

The Climate Crisis and Aging: Capitalizing on Traditional Knowledge and Innovation

A Colombia case shows how older people can lead their communities to sustainability and resilience. Their participation is essential.
Colorful banners in front of the Sustainable Development Goals logo.

Energy Security at the UN High-Level Week: More Heat Than Light

From an energy perspective, UNGA78 highlighted the mismatches between the nature of shared problems and the institutions to address them.
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UNGA 78 High-Level Week: Ups, Downs, and the Outlook Ahead

Five takeaways, including major themes and dynamics, notable points of tension, and ideas on the way forward from this year's UN meetings.
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The Just Security Podcast: U.N. General Assembly Recap

Returning to the show to discuss what we learned from the U.N.’s High-Level week is Richard Gowan, U.N. Director at Crisis Group.

Climate Mitigation: Moving Beyond National Action to International Action

The international community must unite in a joint effort to reduce fugitive emissions of methane around the world.
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The Themes and Tensions to Watch at This Year’s UN General Assembly Meetings

The agenda for this year's United Nations General Assembly will focus on the Russia-Ukraine war and international development.
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The Just Security Podcast: U.N. General Assembly Preview

Joining the show to discuss what we expect from this year’s U.N. General Assembly meetings is Crisis Group's U.N. Director Richard Gowan.
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Whither the DFC

The fundamentals of DFC's work must be articulated to drive investments that improve lives and advance U.S. foreign policy interests.
A security guard walks through a mass grave site in a large agricultural area known as Mashrou al-Rabet in Meji on September 27, 2021 in Tarhuna, Libya. Tarhuna city was a previous stronghold for the Al-Kani militia affiliated with warlord Khalifa Haftar. From June 2021, following the defeat of Haftar's forces in the western areas of Libya, the Libyan government found 193 dead bodies and had identified 96 of them, in mass graves in Tarhuna and south of Tripoli. (Photo by Nada Harib/Getty Images)

The Global Fragility Act Takes Another Step Toward Conflict Prevention, But Bigger Strides Remain

Conflict prevention routinely takes a back seat to immediate crises, and will require resources and attention to legal and bureaucratic gaps.
A volunteer lifts a pot of soup from the stove at a humanitarian center in Bakhmut on February 3, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)

Voices from the Frontlines of Democracy in Ukraine: Supporting and Protecting Civil Society

How the country's vibrant civic organizations came to the rescue in war, and how the international community can help them.
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