Resilience
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Between Russia’s war in Ukraine and the strategic competition with China — and both heating up — Central Asia is now a region more important than ever for U.S. national and international security interests. While we are paying a lot of attention to China in the Indo-Pacific basin, we are almost totally neglecting its Eurasian […]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Equal Employment Opportunity Office hosted its annual Black History Month presentation Feb. 28. More than 100 employees attended the virtual event featuring four panelists who paid tribute to Black Americans who have overcome educational, political and economic barriers to make significant contributions to our […]
Al Morris February 28, 2023 When I was growing up, the Morris family had just enough to survive to make it to the next month. But we were rich in love. My parents raised eight children in Memphis, Tenn., and worked hard to give us opportunities they never had. Like all parents, they wanted the […]
Eric Hollister Williams ’99 In the wide-ranging discussion, Williams shared that his first-year roommates have been part of his support network since the start of college. His social group resembled the United Nations, he said, as his friends came from around the world and represented many cultures. Through the years, they’ve remained close. Williams also […]
An Egyptian widow is struggling to afford meat and eggs for her five children. An exasperated German laundry owner watches as his energy bill jumps fivefold. Nigerian bakeries have shut their doors, unable to afford the exorbitant price of flour. One year after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, and caused widespread suffering, the […]
Families in transit in Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizka oblast. Adra, an NGO supported by the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund runs relocation operations at this hub. September 2022. Photo: OCHA/Matteo Minasi Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths’ remarks at joint press conference on the launch of the Ukraine Regional Refugee Response Plan and Ukraine Humanitarian […]
With two back-to-back hurricanes — one of which ranks among the most extreme storms in history to threaten the United States — making landfall on the heels of a summer of record-shattering heat waves and
TAIPEI, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The United States has convened the first meeting of a working group of East Asian countries to discuss how to strengthen the semiconductor supply chain, a Taiwanese official said on Friday, after a two-year global chip crunch. The
The U.S. Treasury building is seen in Washington, September 29, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegister Sept 16 (Reuters) – Proposed rules by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to boost central clearing in Treasuries could help to shore up resiliency in the $24 trillion market and may […]
By Noah Steinberg-Di Stefano When speaking to families in rural communities throughout Huehuetenango, Guatemala, almost everyone mentions that things have gotten more expensive. For them, this is not quantified as an inflation percentage but rather the price they pay for staples like tomatoes or beans when they go to the market or buy fertilizer for […]