WORKING PAPERS October 23, 2023 Recommended Using DHS data for South Asia, we find that most undernourished individuals are not found in wealth-poor households. They are also not typically found in the same households: 40 percent of households have differing nutritional status among members, and 66 percent of undernourished individuals reside in households with members

The Wilson Center community deeply mourns the passing of Ambassador Joseph B. Gildenhorn—a visionary leader, diplomat, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and public servant. Ambassador Gildenhorn served as the Wilson Center’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 2002 to 2013, and under his leadership, it became one of the world’s leading institutions for nonpartisan research. Born in Washington

Israël a intensifié lundi ses frappes sur la bande de Gaza en état de siège, où la situation humanitaire « catastrophique », au 17ème jour de la guerre déclenchée par l’attaque du Hamas sur le sol israélien, favorise les appels à une trêve des combats. L’armée israélienne, qui bombarde sans répit la bande de Gaza depuis le

In the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, there has emerged something of an unlikely hero. Known as the TB-2, it is a medium-range reconnaissance and strike drone manufactured by the company Baykar Tech in Türkiye. Costing on average between $US1–2 million, these drones are more than ten times cheaper than their US-manufactured counterparts. The

Atlantic Council experts More than two weeks after Hamas’s brutal October 7 attack, Israel continues to mass troops at the border with Gaza in preparation for a seemingly imminent ground invasion of the enclave. Meanwhile, escalating clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah along the Israeli-Lebanese border, as well as rising violence in the

After Hamas shocked Israel with an attack that slaughtered more than 1,400 Jews, countries chose sides. The United States and much of Europe stood against terrorism. Iran, Lebanon, Russia, Turkey, and student groups at Harvard University did not. One real surprise was Azerbaijan. Israel has invested in Baku’s military for decades. Israeli officials and many American Jews

Like Israel, Armenia’s neighbors include countries that seek its destruction. Unlike Israel, Armenia is landlocked and depends on the mercy of others to allow trade and transit. Nor did Armenia win the resource lottery. While three of its neighbors — Russia, Iran, and Azerbaijan — can pump oil and gas to fuel their economies, and

Whether Hamas’s October 7 assault has ended whatever prospects existed for forging diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia remains to be seen. The assumption that a second key goal of the attack was to get Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) to back away from a deal to recognize Israel may

Oct 23, 2023 2 min read The president tried to sound presidential, with a little bit of everybody’s Uncle Joe from campaign trail in 2020, but in the end, Joe Biden disappointed. Here’s why. Strategic leadership is about action—and rhetoric. When they match, history is made. When they don’t, it’s just a speech that’s soon

“There is a governance gap!” This is one of the messages the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres delivered via a recorded message to around 6,300 participants at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the annual meeting that discusses topical internet policy issues, which took place in Kyoto, Japan from October 8 to 12, 2023. The