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Two boys sit on rubble in Gaza, surround by buildings which have been bombed.

Blog

24 June 2025

A personal reflection on the true cost of war

Drawing on her own experience, MPP student Elizabeth Osei reflects on the human cost of war – and explores how diplomacy, governance and international cooperation must be strengthened to prevent future conflict.

Elizabeth Dansoa Osei

Global security

Digital illustration of the Brazilian flag overlaid on a green, futuristic circuit board background, symbolizing the intersection of technology and governance in Brazil.

Blog

23 June 2025

Can generative AI make public finance truly accessible?

Eduardo Araujo, MPP alumnus and career civil servant at the State Treasury Department of Espírito Santo, examines how Brazil’s vast yet impenetrable network of transparency portals highlights the gap between data availability and citizen comprehension – and whether generative AI can finally make public finance truly accessible in the digital age.

Eduardo Araujo

Digital, Cyber and AI

Brazil

Blavatnik alumni Shoaib Rizvi with Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer

Blog

17 June 2025

“Acting decisively despite imperfect information… is at the heart of crisis leadership”: MPP alumnus interviews Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer

Blavatnik School alumnus Shoaib Rizvi (MPP 2018), who served as lead analyst for the Post-COVID-19 Condition Secretariat and was the founding analyst for a Public Health Network Steering Committee on mental health promotion, interviews Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer. She gives insights on leading through crisis, rebuilding public trust in science, and improving public health for citizens.

Syed Shoaib Hasan Rizvi

Health

Canada

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