December 2, 2015 | Governments of developing countries need revenue to meet their substantial spending, development, and poverty reduction goals.
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Syrian Refugee Crisis Continues to Capture World’s Attention
December 2, 2015 | UConn Today invited three UConn professors to share their insights on the refugee emergency.
The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Humanitarian and Rights Perspective
November 1, 2015 | Four and a half years after the Arab Spring generated unprecedented democratization protests in Syria and the outbreak of civil war, nearly half of the Syrian population has fled their homes internally or crossed borders to seek safety in neighboring counties.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership – Why It Matters
May 6, 2015 | A professor of economics who specializes in international finance and international economic growth talks about the pros and cons of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The Fourth Winter of Fukushima
March 10, 2015 | A Japan scholar and professor of history at UConn, recently visited a small town in Fukushima near the nuclear power plant for an essay published last month in the journal Foreign Policy in Focus.
Instagram Likes, and Other Things That Don’t Really Matter
February 5, 2015 | Nora McNeil, a junior Human Development and Family Studies major and member of the CLAS Student Leadership Board, reflects on how traveling internationally has made her rethink her use of social media, and shares some tips for setting social media boundaries
Climate Change Upheaval Seen Brewing in Atmosphere, Oceans
January 25, 2015 | James O’Donnell, director of the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation at UConn Avery Point, said the global average temperature is a valuable way to illustrate the impact of carbon buildup in the atmosphere.
Diaries of a Cold War Diplomat
March 19, 2014 | As Russia moved to begin annexing Ukraine’s Crimea region earlier this month, history Prof. Frank Costigliola discusses recent events in his “Rise of U.S. Global Power” class.
The Kennan Diaries
March 18, 2014 | The Kennan Diaries, spans 88 years and totals over 8,000 pages, and is full of keen political and moral insights, philosophical ruminations, poetry, and vivid descriptions.
Mapping the Spread of Tropical Disease
December 23, 2013 | Two professors at the Defense Academy had been evaluating training programs online and they were certain that it would be worth traveling 5,200 miles from Kaduna, Nigeria to Haddam, Conn. to become better acquainted with GIS technology.