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Generation 9/11 – the British Council
Written by Tom Fries
The Generation 9/11 video project is a joint endeavor of the British Council’s Our Shared Future and Transatlantic Networks 2020 (TN2020) projects. “Though the attacks of September 11 were most keenly felt in the U.S., their impact resounded worldwide. For many who came of age around 2001, the events of […]
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Tom Fries
Erstwhile neuroscientist ('97-'00), rowing coach ('99-'10), business student ('07-'09) and cupcake entrepreneur ('09). Now enjoying international work in the Germany and Washington offices of one of Germany's most prominent think tanks.
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Ten years on…Future Challenges bloggers on a post-9/11 world
Written by Tom Fries
Commentary from around the globe on a post-9/11 world
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Looking ahead…
Written by Tom Fries
The Future Challenges team is actively preparing for several upcoming events, as well as fleshing out further material for the content package with our blogger network and with our organizational content partners. We’re looking forward to upcoming lead articles with contributions in particular from Arrianna Coleman and Lourdes Gomez, among […]
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Civil Society Participation and UN Women
Written by Tom Fries
Globalsister.org presses for a role for civil society as advisors and actors in the functioning of UN Women. Read more
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How well-represented is the average person, or the average dollar?
Written by Tom Fries
Consider the three pie charts below, which show (1) the percentage of NGOs at the UN headquartered in OECD nations, G77 nations, or nations that are neither OECD nor G77 members against (2) the percentage of world population living in each group and (3) the percentage of world GDP (by […]
