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Beyond COP21: Opportunities for China-India Climate Collaboration – Part I
This report was produced by a team of twenty Johns Hopkins University SAIS students and supported by the school’s Energy, Resources, and Environment department. It is the result of independent research, as well as two field research trips to Beijing and New Delhi.
Afghanistan, The End of the Line: How Lack of Transportation Infrastructure Can Prevent Economic Development
Authors Jan Brecht-Clark and Rohullah Osmani discuss how a lack of transportation infrastructure--railroads, highways, and civil aviation--are limiting economic development in Afghanistan.
Muslim, Trader, Nomad, Spy: China’s Cold War and the People of the Tibetan Borderlands
Tenzin Norgary, a Senior Fellow at the Tibet Policy Institute, reviews Sulmaan Wasif Khan's recent book "Muslim, Trader, Nomad, Spy: China's Cold War and the People of the Tibetan Borderlands."
ISIS: The State of Terror
Richard Purcell, a SAIS alum and freelance writer covering international security affairs, reviews Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger's new book, "ISIS: The State of Terror."
Meeting Growing Demand for Water, Energy, and Food with the “Nexus” Approach
SAIS MA candidate Diane French gives another perspective on meeting the growing demand for water, energy, and food through an integrated “nexus” approach to achieve water, energy, and food security worldwide.
Reducing Extreme Poverty Through the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
SAIS MA candidate Caitlin Smith offers ideas to enhance resiliency and reduce extreme poverty through the water-energy-food nexus.
Strengthening the Global Partnership to Improve the Flow of Technology and Financial Resources
SAIS MA candidate Jeongsu Sinn makes a strong argument to strengthen the global partnership to increase and improve the flow of technology, financial resources, and information to meet the post-2015 agenda.
Creating a More Sustainable Financial System
SAIS MA candidate Deeba Yavrom writes on creating a more sustainable financial system, with universal access to basic banking.
Ensuring Sustainable Agriculture and Security
SAIS MA candidate Erica Shifflett discusses her ideas and target for a sustainable development goal that will ensure sustainable agriculture and food security in the post-2015 agenda.
Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns
Second-year MA candidate at SAIS, Saumya Kurup shares her vision for a sustainable development goal that will ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns in the post-2015 development agenda.
Human Rights Under Threat: Denationalization and Dominicans of Haitian ancestry
Authors Natalia Cote-Muñoz and Verónica Alma Rosario map out an overview of the causes of statelessness of Dominicans of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic, noting that despite some progress, barriers for nationalization remain high.