Justine Drennan
Social Innovation
Stanford, CA, United States
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Past articles by Justine:
Time for New Narratives on Inequality (SSIR)
Highlights from the first two days of SSIR’s Frontiers of Social Innovation, a forum of change-makers themed around “Inclusive Markets—Inclusive Societies.” → Read More
Solar-Powered Plane Flies Over the Pacific in Potentially Record-Breaking Flight
Solar-Powered Plane Flies Over the Pacific in Potentially Record-Breaking Flight « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas → Read More
Syria’s Humanitarians Are Going Broke
Aid organizations are billions of dollars short of their funding requirements, and even the most effective groups are struggling to sustain interest in what seems… → Read More
State Department: Between Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Human Rights Are Losing Out
State Department: Between Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Human Rights Are Losing Out « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas → Read More
Colombian Military Brass Likely Knew Their Soldiers Were Killing Civilians in Place of Guerrillas
Colombian Military Brass Likely Knew Their Soldiers Were Killing Civilians in Place of Guerrillas « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas → Read More
Colombian Military Brass Likely Knew Their Soldiers Were Killing Civilians in Place of Guerrillas
Colombian Military Brass Likely Knew Their Soldiers Were Killing Civilians in Place of Guerrillas « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas → Read More
#ElectricYerevan Protesters Give Cops the Finger Amid Showdown Over Rate Hike
Despite a violent crackdown by police in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, protests over energy prices continue to grow. → Read More
The Gold, Skype-Equipped Shipping Container Being Used to Connect America With Iran
Back in 2007, with digital video communication tools such as Skype beginning to gain widespread popularity, the artist Amar Bakshi was sure that his grandmother… → Read More
Making ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ Sound Sexy
Since January, students at 23 universities around the world have taken part in a “peer-to-peer” competition to research, design, and launch U.S. State Department-backed social… → Read More
The Islamic State’s Best Weapon Was Born in the USA
How the militant group is turning the Iraqi security forces’ Humvees into their worst nightmare. → Read More
The Islamic State Raises Its Flag Over Palmyra’s Ruins
The Islamic State released a photo Friday showing its black-and-white flag flying high above the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, which is home to ruins… → Read More
The Solution to Southeast Asia’s Migrant Crisis That Is No Solution At All
After weeks stranded on Southeast Asian seas, bouncing between countries all refusing to let them land, some 7,000 Muslim migrants have finally found relief --… → Read More
Southeast Asia’s Migrant Crisis Explained, in Maps
Southeast Asia’s Migrant Crisis Explained, in Maps « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas → Read More
‘Hello, Twitter! It’s Barack. Really!’
It took six years, but President Obama is finally on Twitter. → Read More
Palestine Scores Major Victory With Vatican Recognition of Statehood
While many argue that the Vatican’s statement Wednesday has no legal significance, it does have important symbolic weight. → Read More
Why Shell Won’t be Producing in the Arctic Anytime Soon
Obama's decision to open Alaskan waters to oil drilling infuriated environmental groups, but low prices and high costs could push back operations for years. → Read More
Getting a Handle on National Wealth
It’s time to unleash the untapped potential of public assets — and that doesn’t have to mean privatization. → Read More
New Zealand Sheep Leaving on a Jet Plane, Don’t Know When They’ll Be Baaaack Again
New Zealanders are pretty irked by the revelation that their government used taxpayer money to air-freight nearly 1,000 sheep to Saudi Arabia. The sheep shipment… → Read More
Singapore Blogger Convicted for ‘Obscene’ Image Featuring the Late Lee Kuan Yew
There’s no doubt that Amos Yee’s depiction of Singapore’s late founder Lee Kuan Yew in carnal embrace with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is… → Read More
Why Pope Francis Inspires Raúl Castro to Go to Church
Warming relations between Havana and the Vatican demonstrate a broader trend of reconciliation between the once-hostile ideologies, which has accelerated under social welfare-minded Francis. → Read More