Global Crises
Agent Orange is the chemical weapon that keeps on killing
The enduring impacts of this Vietnam War-era herbicide underscore why remembrance must be paired with action
November 27, 2025
Sera Koulabdara
Asia-Pacific
The US left landmines in Vietnam. An aid freeze won't erase that.
Southeast Asia is still riddled with unexploded American bombs and effects of Agent Orange, both of which USAID programs were helping to mitigate.
February 28, 2025
Europe
Ukraine's vaunted 'bread basket' soil is now toxic
Two years of war has left roughly one-third of its territory polluted, with dire potential consequences for the world's food supply
February 29, 2024
Global Crises
Why Biden must reverse Trump policy on landmines now
These destructive weapons continue to kill decades after formal cessations of hostilities.
April 08, 2021
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