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Methane Reduction in Livestock: Confronting the North-South Gap

While the Global North is responsible for most carbon dioxide emissions, the Global South dominates livestock methane emissions year after year. With milk and meat demand growing across the Global South, how can livestock systems modernize to limit the methane threat?

Commentary by Robert Paarlberg — March 6, 2025

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Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa

Urbanization is one of the most important transformations that African countries will undergo in this century. Adequate solutions to this issue go beyond installing sufficient pipes and drainage systems in densely populated areas.

Report by Jamal Saghir and Jena Santoro — April 12, 2018

Populism: A Global Menace

Maybe Argentina, which since December 2015 is trying to wean itself off a seven-decade harmful addiction to populism, can show the world how to cure this dangerous disease.

Commentary by Emilio Ocampo — April 9, 2018

Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru

The Eighth Summit of the Americas will take place in Lima, Peru, on April 13–14. Chief issues will include anticorruption (just weeks after Kuczynski’s resignation), U.S. relations, and the Venezuelan crisis.

Critical Questions by Mark L. Schneider — April 5, 2018

How Big Is China’s Belt and Road?

The best available data suggest that China’s $1 trillion promise has not been met, and at current trends, will not be met for several years.

Commentary by Jonathan E. Hillman — April 3, 2018