Global health research suffers from a power imbalance − decolonizing mentorship can help level the playing field

Though the Global South tends to experience higher disease burdens, most public health decisions and knowledge generation are centered in the Global North.

Engelbert Bain Luchuo, Senior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg • conversation
Feb. 13, 2024 ~9 min

Don't applaud the COP28 climate summit's loss and damage fund deal just yet – here's what's missing

The agreement still leaves many unanswered questions, as well as concerns from vulnerable countries about who will qualify, who pays and who is in charge.

Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 ~8 min


Don't applaud the COP28 climate summit's loss and damage fund deal just yet – here's what missing

The agreement still leaves many unanswered questions, as well as concerns from vulnerable countries about who will qualify, who pays and who is in charge.

Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 ~8 min

Don't applaud the climate summit's loss and damage fund deal just yet – it might not warrant that standing ovation

The agreement still leaves many unanswered questions, as well as concerns from vulnerable countries about who will qualify, who pays and who is in charge.

Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 ~8 min

Backlash to the oil CEO leading the UN climate summit overlooks his ambitious agenda for COP28 – and concerns of the Global South

An analysis of past UN conference presidencies suggests the 2023 summit’s agenda would do more to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels.

İbrahim Özdemir, Professor of Philosophy, Uskudar University; Visiting Professor, Clark University • conversation
Oct. 24, 2023 ~10 min

Peruvian writers tell of a future rooted in the past and contemporary societal issues

In the Global South, a group of writers are rejecting the norms of science fiction and commenting on the future in a way that embraces Indigenous culture.

Rocio Quispe Agnoli, William J. Beal Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University • conversation
Aug. 31, 2023 ~7 min

How Putin’s war and small islands are accelerating the global shift to clean energy, and what to watch for in 2023

Look for significant progress in 2023 in two key areas, writes a veteran of international climate policy.

Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Dec. 26, 2022 ~9 min

School closures may have wiped out a year of academic progress for pupils in Global South, study warns

As much as a year’s worth of past academic progress made by disadvantaged children in the Global South may have been wiped out by school closures during the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 9, 2021 ~6 min


Buying a coronavirus vaccine for everyone on earth, storing and shipping it, and giving it safely will all be hard and expensive

Side agreements signed by some wealthy nations threaten to undercut global efforts to ensure a fairly equitable worldwide vaccination effort.

Nicole Hassoun, Professor of Philosophy, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
Nov. 10, 2020 ~8 min

Coronavirus: there is no global south exceptionalism

If you think the global south is fairing well during the pandemic, you haven't been paying attention.

David Hunter, Richard Doll Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine, University of Oxford • conversation
May 11, 2020 ~5 min

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