Morocco serves as one of many examples of how politics, religion and patriarchal traditions affect the way women achieve empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa region. However, this complicated reality has not kept women throughout the country from pushing for gender equality. Continue Reading
Though organ donation is not a solution to disparate health outcomes among racial groups in the U.S., promoting donor registration among racial minority groups would be a start toward addressing this gap. Continue Reading
The growth in Mexican students traveling to the United States has been considerable, at least within the limited range of students this Baker Institute database examines. However, this growth is in study areas that do not meet Mexico’s most urgent needs. Continue Reading
Immigration is not just an issue for the U.S. to deal with. It requires the U.S. and Mexico to work together, alongside the countries in the Northern Triangle, to regulate and/or address the flow of Central American children migrants passing through both countries. Continue Reading
From China’s perspective, maintaining the strong link with the U.S. dollar has undermined China’s export competitiveness with its other major trading partners — Japan and Europe. Meanwhile, the expectations of higher U.S. interest rates and China’s slowing economic growth have encouraged investors to find places other than China to put their money. Continue Reading
Global health needs to become a priority as Cuba and the U.S. continue to shift their policies to establish diplomatic relations. A focus on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) will not only yield benefits for both countries, but also provide advancements of global importance in reducing the burden of NTDs. Continue Reading
Though political pundits have highlighted the theme of this election as one of change or of Taiwanese identity, this was more importantly an election of rejection. Taiwan’s blossoming democracy may invoke pro-democratic citizens of Hong Kong and China to demand more freedom and rule of law. Continue Reading