Articles in English

The Economic Imperative of Protecting Women’s Health

Mai was 17 years old when she and her boyfriend became sexually active. Because unmarried adolescents in their country cannot access contraception without parental consent, they decided to make do without. Not long after, Mai became pregnant

30 мая 2018 4 мин. 4140

Workers' Email Addiction Paints An Ugly Picture Of Corporate Life

Stress is one of the biggest problems in the workplace today. And what is one of the biggest causes of stress? It seems that it is the humble email

29 мая 2018 2 мин. 4935

The ABCs of NCD Care

The World Health Organization recently began sounding the alarm about a deadly new pathogen called Disease X. In fact, Disease X does not actually exist, at least not yet. Rather, it is part of a clever public-awareness campaign by the WHO to prepare people and governments for the threat posed by new infectious diseases

28 мая 2018 4 мин. 4318

An Amazonian Trade Strategy

At a recent summit in Kigali, Rwanda, 44 African heads of state signed a new free-trade agreement aimed at changing the way the region does business. If every African Union country were to join the Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the resulting single market would be one of the world’s largest – covering 54 countries that account for roughly $4 trillion in combined spending

25 мая 2018 4 мин. 6453

The World's Most Valuable Brands 2018

The world’s biggest tech companies have consolidated their power in recent years, driving huge profits and soaring market values

24 мая 2018 4 мин. 9939

Empowering Female Garment Workers

For four decades, the garment industry has powered Bangladesh’s economy and put more people to work than any other sector. Women in particular have benefited from this hiring boom, and today, a majority of the industry’s four million employees are female

23 мая 2018 4 мин. 5865

How Airplane Windows Are Designed To Withstand Enormous Stresses, And How They Can Fail

A troubling string of incidents involving aircraft window failures has caught public attention over the past few weeks, including one where the cockpit windshield of a Sichuan Airlines A319 blew out at 30,000 feet, and the tragic death of a passenger on a Southwest 737 when an engine failed, ejecting metal shrapnel that shattered her window, causing her to be sucked partway out of the plane

22 мая 2018 7 мин. 6777

Macron’s Internationalism and the New Politics

French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the United States last month was a study in contrasts. Despite the friendly dynamic, Macron’s agenda and rhetoric were almost diametrically opposed to US President Donald Trump’s. But Macron’s leadership is subject to an even more fundamental challenge; how he manages it could point the way forward for liberal-democratic politics