Aging Nations, Shrinking Workforces: The Economic Impact of Falling Fertility
As fertility rates fall and populations age, governments face mounting economic pressures and difficult policy choices.
Protective Measures are Necessary for Mercenary Involvement in Haiti
The state, in its effort to reestablish order, must not undermine itself by employing a rogue, unaccountable mercenary force. The International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, and the accompanying Montreux Document provide the means for oversight.
A Prerequisite to Posterity: Empowering the Haitian State After Decades of Marginalization
Some 80% of public services are provided through NGOs, cyclically justifying disinvestment from the Haitian state and depriving it from growth opportunities. To ensure a future Haitian state is experienced and prepared for long-term governance and social services, NGOs must either instructively partner with the Haitian state or allow themselves to be functionally replaced.
The Development Life: A Guide to Aspiring Professionals
With over 9,000 employees working for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), international affairs students are exploring the benefits of a career in development. Following long development and humanitarian assistance careers, American Academy of Diplomacy members share their experiences with aspiring professionals.
Bangladesh at 50: The Rise of a Phoenix from Ashes
As Bangladesh stands at the 50th year of its independence, its journey has been perceived as a transition from a basket case to a development miracle.
The Siege of El Estor: Resistance to the Continuation of an Extractive and Repressive Neoliberal Status Quo in Guatemala
First-hand reporting and analysis of the Maya Q’eqchi’ resistance movement against multinational corporate exploitation and in defense of land, nature, and the inalienable right to exist.
Let’s Get Digital: Cryptocurrency and the United States Digital Dollar
As foreign governments consider releasing centralized digital currencies, the US dollar faces challenges to its global primacy.