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Monique Barbut

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Monique Barbut is the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

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The Land Battle for Sustainable Development

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Jul 13, 2015 Monique Barbut, et al. argue that a powerful weapon in the fight against climate change lies right beneath our feet.

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Making Retirement Work

Dec 12, 2018 Edoardo Campanella thinks that public pension benefits should be made conditional on some form of community work.

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Cities Hold the Key to Food Sustainability

Dec 12, 2018 Raj Patel shows how powerful urban interests are stymieing municipal governments' power to protect their citizens.

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The Lethal Consequences of Misclassifying Dolphins

Dec 12, 2018 Peter Singer calls on Japan's courts to stop the brutal annual slaughter of highly intelligent mammals.

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The Revolution Europe Needs

Dec 12, 2018 Guy Verhofstadt sees the Yellow Vest uprising as yet another sign that the EU needs to democratize and become sovereign.

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Who’s Afraid of China’s Influence?

Dec 12, 2018 Minxin Pei urges Western leaders to avoid overreacting to Chinese efforts to cultivate soft power.

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Condemning Khashoggi’s Killers

Dec 11, 2018 Leon Willems says the apparent state-sanctioned murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi must not go unpunished.

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The Political Roots of Falling Wage Growth

Dec 11, 2018 Jayati Ghosh says that neoliberal ideology, not trade or technology, is what accounts for stagnant wages in many countries.

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The Strengthening Case Against Trump

Dec 11, 2018 Elizabeth Drew thinks the US president's rapidly growing political, legal, and personnel problems could be coming to a head.

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