International Development

International Development

A group of satellite dishes under a starry sky, capturing celestial signals from star birth.
New telescopes, radio dishes, and gravitational wave detectors are needed for next-generation science. Will the USA lead the way?
World map highlighting the Brandt Line, dividing the Global North and Global South across continents.
In 1980, Willy Brandt drew a line across the map that still influences how we think about the world.
A person in a suit stands on stage, gesturing with both hands while speaking into a headset microphone, passionately discussing direct giving in their presentation.
Big Think guest writer Rory Stewart — former UK Secretary of State for International Development and co-host of The Rest Is Politics podcast — made a profound discovery about leadership while working with GiveDirectly.
A group of people holding signs that say we demand voting rights now.
There is a cross-country correlation between democracy and health. Is there good evidence to suggest it is causal?
Only 1% of corn grown is the U.S. is the type that people eat.