World Population Day 2015: Demographic Resilience
As events and discussions centered around World Population Day 2015 begin and continue, we spoke with the Wilson Center’s Roger-Mark De Souza about the concept of “demographic resilience.” Is a younger...
View ArticlePowerless in Pakistan
Last week, Pakistan was hit by a heat wave of highly tragic proportions.The country has suffered through deadly hot spells in the past, but the lethality of this latest one was astounding. According to...
View ArticleRoger-Mark De Souza Discusses Family Planning, Empowerment, and the Environment
Colorado has seen a historic drop in the pregnancy rate among teens and poor women, thanks to a pioneering family planning program providing long-acting birth control for free.
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Rules on Upholding Housing Discrimination Law
History and ContextThe Fair Housing Act, part of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status and disability in the sale,...
View ArticleRoger-Mark De Souza on Population Dynamics, Climate Change & Resilience
Understanding population dynamics and climate change is essential to building resilience across the world's most vulnerable regions, said Roger-Mark De Souza in a recent interview with ClimateWire....
View ArticleMother Russia's Chilly Embrace
Anzur moved to Irkutsk, a city in Siberia near Lake Baikal, from his home in Uzbekistan on the advice of his brother, who had lived there previously. After a serious injury ended his hopes of becoming...
View ArticleThe Polar Initiative
The Wilson Center’s newest initiative is focusing on the changing environments at the Earth’s poles. From melting ice to energy production and the daily lives of residents, the Arctic and Antarctic...
View ArticleUpdate on Europe’s Migration Crisis
With Europe experiencing a migration crisis on a scale not seen since World War II, we spoke with Professor James Hollifield for an update on the situation. He recently returned from Europe and...
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