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Jason Steinhauer

Jason Steinhauer is an author and public historian in Washington, D.C. He is the founder of the History Communication Institute and author of the bestselling book "History, Disrupted: How Social Media & the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past." He is currently a global fellow at The Wilson Center and a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Past bylines include TIME, CNN, and The Washington Post.

Latest Articles

Food systems
Food systems
How maritime trade disruptions are hurting global food security
8 Apr 2024
Three major trade routes — the Red Sea, Black Sea, and Panama Canal — face simultaneous disruptions due to geopolitical and environmental shocks.
Development Finance
Development Finance
With MCC compact, 'the world is no longer leaving Nepal alone'
5 Oct 2023
More than 10 years in the making, the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation's $500 million compact with Nepal is finally a done deal — though it comes with decades of geopolitical baggage.
The future of US aid
The future of US aid
Corruption can derail the best of development intentions
26 Jul 2023
For all the development projects that exist or are being envisioned — and for all the funding and investments that come with them — corruption has the potential to doom any well-intentioned effort.
Inclusive Development
Inclusive Development
Lost for words: How development grapples with inclusive language
21 Apr 2023
The release of Oxfam’s new inclusive language guide renewed a debate on the impact of words in the development lexicon. But it's hardly a new debate. In fact, vocabulary is intimately tied to the history of development itself.
Philanthropy
Philanthropy
Can crypto and blockchain reprogram humanitarian aid?
21 Mar 2023
Last month’s earthquake that struck Turkey and parts of Syria reinforced for some the pivotal role that the crypto industry can play in humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
Humanitarian
Humanitarian
As China steps up humanitarian aid to the Pacific, can the US keep up?
22 Feb 2023
China's humanitarian courtship of the strategic Indo-Pacific region — which began while the United States and its allies were bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan — went unappreciated by the U.S. for many years. Now, the U.S and its allies are playing catch-up.
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