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Nigeria: Ignoring the Rules of the Road in Abuja

Ameto Akpe

In Nigeria take care when weaving through the city streets: Don't count on impatient drivers slowing down.

August 18, 2013 | Belfer Center | Harvard University

Plutonium Mountain: Inside the 17-Year Mission to Secure a Legacy of Soviet Nuclear Testing

DAVID E. HOFFMAN, EBEN HARRELL

The operation to secure Kazakhstan's Plutonium Mountain is a tale that spans 17 years and several continents, based almost entirely on ad hoc agreements struck by scientists and engineers.

August 17, 2013 | The Washington Post

Kazakhstan: Saving The World at Plutonium Mountain

David E. Hoffman and Eben Harrell

The mission to secure an abandoned Soviet nuclear testing site and a potential plutonium “mine” has taken 17 years and a remarkable weaving of intelligence, diplomacy and engineering.

August 16, 2013 | Kojo Nnamdi Show

Marvin Kalb Discusses "The Road To War" on the Kojo Nnamdi Show

Marvin Kalb

It has been 72 years since an American president requested a declaration of war from Congress. Pulitzer Center senior adviser Marvin Kalb discusses this issue in his new book "The Road to War."

August 15, 2013 | Dowser

Panama: Dam Promises or Dam Lies?

Nick Swyter

Government officials say the construction of a hydroelectric dam in western Panama is necessary to address a national electricity emergency, but local residents say they won’t benefit.

August 12, 2013 | Pulitzer Center

Pinball Traffic in Bogotá

Stephen Franklin, for the Pulitzer Center

In Bogotá the reckless taxi drivers go so fast that passengers find themselves longing for a nice slow traffic jam—yet Colombia's record on road safety is better than many.

August 12, 2013 | The Washington Post

A Deadly Cycle-Drama On the Streets of Jakarta

Tom Hundley

Cheap Chinese-made motorcycles far outnumber cars on Jakarta's roads—and they have become a major safety hazard.

August 12, 2013 | Pulitzer Center

Roads Kill: Quick Facts from Around the World

Tom Hundley

The world's roads are still a place of carnage, with hair-raising instances of risky practices, unenforced laws and shoddy data. This quick survey of country facts also shows that progress is real.

August 12, 2013 | Pulitzer Center

Not God's Will: The Fixable Crisis of Traffic Fatalities

Tom Hundley and Dan McCarey

A global overview introduces a series on road safety, one of the world's biggest—and most under-reported—crises.

August 12, 2013 | Le Monde

Between Russia and Alaska: Dancing Over the Bering Strait

Yves Eudes

The Eskimos of Alaska and Russia share common heritage, customs and family ties—and thanks to new U.S./Russia initiatives are beginning to venture across the narrow Bering Strait.

August 09, 2013 | C-SPAN

CSPAN Discussion: Defense Department Budget Cuts

Marvin Kalb

Marvin Kalb discusses the impact of Defense Department budget cuts with defense experts, in a forum at the Brookings Institution.

August 08, 2013 | The Last Word On Nothing

A Tiny Dolphin and a Big Problem

Erik Vance

The Upper Gulf of the Sea of Cortez, like the ancient mariner, suffers from an albatross around its neck. But this albatross swims unseen in its murky depths.

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