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April 4, 2013

Millennium Development Goals: 1000 Days to Go


With 1000 days left to realize the UN's Millennium Development Goals, Katherine Marshall argues that the world has the knowledge and resources to eradicate poverty. She draws on World Bank President Jim Yong Kim's remark in a recent speech at Georgetown that "the time is ripe to do right."

March 27, 2013

Human Dignity and the Future of Global Institutions


At a conference cosponsored by the Masters in Foreign Service Program, Tom Banchoff explored the resonance of human dignity as a foundational concept in various religions and cultural traditions.

March 19, 2013

Sectarian Politics in Iraq


On the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War, Jocelyne Cesari says that sectarian divides threaten a stable democracy in the country, but a more pragmatic political process may be able to unify Iraqis across religious sects and ethnic groups.

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February 9, 2026

Women Faith Leaders Speak on Maternal Health Gaps in Kenya

Kenyan nuns are providing vital maternal health care in climate‑stressed regions. Member of the Women Faith Leaders Fellowship (WFLF) 2025-2026 cohort Sister Michelle Njeri, OSF, and WFLF alumna Sister Teresa Kiragu, ASN, are quoted on their faith‑driven efforts to protect mothers and newborns.

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January 29, 2026

Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs Minor Program Inspires Students to Research and Reflect

The Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs Minor (REWA) is an academic program run by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University. As a core project of the center’s student programs, the REWA minor invites Georgetown students to learn about the many ways in which religious traditions have been uniquely intertwined with the everchanging world around us.

Jerome Copulsky speaks at an event.

January 1, 2026

Jerome Copulsky on What Comes After the Declaration of Independence

In a Liberty Fund essay, Berkley Center Research Fellow Jerome Copulsky reflects on what the founding document left open once independence was declared, arguing that the declaration offers guiding ideals, but the work of turning those principles into reality falls to each generation. 

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