Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev was the last head of state of the Soviet Union, and helped to bring about a peaceful end to the Cold War, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. He has since remained active in global and humanitarian affairs, most notably through his leadership of the Gorbachev Foundation. He is also the founder of the Geneva-based Green Cross International, an independent nongovernmental organization that addresses security, poverty, and environmental degradation.

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World AffairsJAN 5, 2015 22

A New Cold War Order?

The Cold War’s end was supposed to mark the beginning of a path toward a new Europe and a safer world order. Instead, euphoria and triumphalism went to Western leaders’ heads, with consequences that a… read more

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Sustainability & EnvironmentJUL 7, 2014 2

The Unity of Water

By 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in regions stricken with absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world’s population will face water-stress conditions, meaning a scarcity of renewable… read more

World AffairsOCT 9, 2011 0

A Farewell to Nuclear Arms

The Reykjavik summit in 1986 should remind us that palliative nuclear-disarmament measures are not enough. The world wlll be truly safe only when the Bomb ends up beside the slave trader’s manacles an… read more