"Thinking Big" But Acting Now for Food Security
Roughly one-fifth of the world’s population is facing acute food insecurity. The numbers grow daily as inflation ravages emerging markets and developing countries, which are already…
Managing Editor
Sahar Khan
Managing Editor
Sahar Khan (@khansahar1) is an Editor at Inkstick. She is also a research fellow at the Cato Institute's Defense and Foreign Policy Studies department and adjunct faculty at American University's School of Public Affairs. Sahar holds a PhD in political science from the University of California, Irvine; a MPP from the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago; and, a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University. Sahar's work has appeared in various well-known sources, such as The Diplomat, Axios, The Hill, and Newsweek.
Finding Hope in a World of Grief
“I’m a citizen in a country of grief.” I first heard this statement at a live poetry reading and interview for Ocean Vuong’s new book, Time Is A Mother. I had never read Vuong before…
How Russia Made the World More Food Insecure
COVID-19 and climate change have already escalated food insecurity worldwide. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further disrupted grain and fertilizer exports, causing supplies to dwindle,…
Censoring the Media in Pakistan
On Feb. 20, 2022, Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi signed two ordinances that made changes to the contentious Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016. PECA was established under the…
Russia’s War Hinders Sustainable Steel Efforts
Amidst the violence and humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine, the dramatic spikes in the oil and natural gas markets have captured widespread attention, but the steel used in everything…
Looking Within to Inform US Asylum Policy
For years, I have worked in positions focused on documenting human rights abuses and detailing atrocities that cause people to leave their countries of origin. As Chief of the Research…
'They got money for war but can’t feed the poor'
Another Black body lay face down on the ground. This was the image shown at the end of the video where 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya was gunned down in the streets at the hands of the Grand…
Al-Aqsa Mosque Raids Highlight Israel’s Abuse of Palestinians
April 17 marks Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, commemorating the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian political prisoners incarcerated by the Israeli occupation regime. Since Israel’s…
The Power of Lebanon’s Assassins
On Oct. 13, 1990, Lebanon’s civil war officially ended. The leaders of the various fighting factions had reached something of a stalemate as Syria’s army occupied much of the country, so…
Discussing the Shades of Gray Within Conflicts
“Adults in a Room” is a series in collaboration with The Atlantic Council’s New American Engagement Initiative (NAEI). The series stems from NAEI’s monthly networking events that…