1/3🧵In honor of #EarthDay2024 , I'm sharing my article on the importance of the Magnificent Mekong River.

Generations of my family built houses on stilts along this precious river but only one remains today, the house of my 99-year-old grandmother, Simone Koulabdara. As a

Thank you for this great + timely piece, Adam Ratzlaff & Jeffery Allen Tobin w/ Inkstick Media! 'Music offers a unique and powerful opportunity to enhance Inter-American relations. Through its universal language, it bridges divides, celebrates #diversity , and unites us in our common

As we approach Earth Day 2024, let us be reminded that the Mekong River cannot survive without Laos’s protection and strong leadership.

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How Laos Can Lead ASEAN on Environmental Issues

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The US still has a chance to use diplomatic and humanitarian influence to support the people of Sudan.

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Across two studies, one’s sense of American identity is a powerful predictor of preference for curbing Muslim citizens’ civil liberties.

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For my Creative Capsule Residency project I am trying to wrap my head around what the Black Sea means for Ukraine and the world, and what it represents for individuals — especially for those for whom it is the main association of home.

- Anna Romandash

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Susan Aboeid and Sumaya Tabbah are Creative Capsule Residents working on a curatorial project on the prison experience in the Middle East and North Africa. Join them for the Creative Capsule Residency Showcase April 22, 2024 at noon Eastern.

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Human-caused climate change, provoked by the way we spew 37 billion metric tons of dangerous carbon dioxide gas into our atmosphere every year, made last summer's Libyan disaster 50 times more likely than it once might have been.

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The Nightmare of Climate Catastrophe in the Middle East

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Deep Dive: American Identity vs. American Democracy

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Music can speak across borders and language barriers and is a powerful tool for engaging the peoples of the Americas. Check out my latest article with Jeffery Allen Tobin on Inkstick Media on using music diplomacy to promote Pan American cooperation: inkstickmedia.com/improvising-an…

Thrilled to see the OAS has an exhibit on the Jazz ambassadors program!

For more on the potential of music diplomacy in the Americas, check out Jeffery Allen Tobin and my piece on Inkstick Media: inkstickmedia.com/improvising-an….

Commentary on #India 's growing global importance with Elizabeth Threlkeld, Sania Shahid and Andrew Latham, published Inkstick Media
Dept of GIR, MAHE Manipal Academy of Higher Education Stimson Center

'While #military alliances ensure a form of deterrence, they must be complemented by robust diplomatic engagements,' writes Narayani Sritharan for Inkstick Media, on the recent U.S.-Japan-Philippines trilateral summit 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇵🇭 AidData William & Mary Global Research Institute

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Commentary for Inkstick Media on #India 's growing global importance with Elizabeth Threlkeld, Sania Shahid and Andrew Latham for the 'Adults in the Room Series' under Stimson Center's Reimagining #US Grand Strategy program

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“War is never the answer, and the future can only be built on the back of peace.”

Lauren Evans from FCNL (Quakers) marks the first anniversary of the devastating conflict in Sudan for Inkstick Media:

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Reflecting on the first anniversary of the ongoing war in #Sudan , FCNL's Lauren Evans explains why the U.S. must increase diplomatic and humanitarian support to help end the devastating violence and suffering there.

Extreme Misogyny Fuels Mass Violence — and It Could Get Worse

… a recent attack ostensibly targeting women in Australia underscores the incel threat.

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The US still has a chance to use diplomatic and humanitarian influence to support the people of Sudan.

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