Peter Mellgard
Deputy Editor

Peter Mellgard is a deputy editor of Noema Magazine. He was an Arthur F. Burns Fellow on the foreign desk at Süddeutsche Zeitung in 2014. Before that, he was a staff writer at The American Interest and a research associate for Walter Russell Mead. He has also worked at the Council on Foreign Relations.


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DATE POSTED
October 29, 2020
Feature Climate Crisis
The Fight To Save The Great Alaskan Rainforest
Industry-friendly politicians in Alaska successfully petitioned the Trump administration to open up vast areas of ancient Alaskan rainfo...
DATE POSTED
December 6, 2018
Feature Climate Crisis
Losing Your Home To A Dying Industry
In Germany, coal companies are demolishing homes and forests.
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January 14, 2018
Feature Climate Crisis
Raising Coral
A dramatic effort is underway to save the world's coral reefs.
DATE POSTED
March 17, 2017
Feature Geopolitics & Globalization
This Visualization Shows China's Jailed, Murdered And Missing Political Prisoners
China says it has no political prisoners. A U.S. government database disagrees.
DATE POSTED
December 28, 2015
Feature Climate Crisis
Perishing Of Thirst In A Pacific Paradise
Long before the Marshall Islands disappear under rising seas, finding freshwater will become the mos...
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December 17, 2015
Rising Seas Threaten Islanders Displaced By U.S. Nuclear Bomb Tests
Bikini Islanders have been trying to go home for more than half a century. But their home might soon be under water.
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December 12, 2015
In The Marshall Islands, Traditional Agriculture And Healthy Eating Are A Climate Change Strategy
Imports have contributed to an unhealthy diet.
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December 10, 2015
Uncertain Over Paris Climate Talks, Marshall Islanders Prepare For The Worst
People who live on the front lines of climate change are starting to get ready.
DATE POSTED
September 29, 2015
The Marshall Islands 'Will Go Under' If The Paris Climate Talks Fail, Foreign Minister Says
An interview with the foreign minister of a country that could disappear.
DATE POSTED
September 25, 2015
Afghan Chief Executive Says Relations With U.S. Most Positive In Years
He also hopes Washington won’t abandon its friends in Afghanistan.
DATE POSTED
September 22, 2015
As Sexbot Technology Advances, Ethical And Legal Questions Linger
What happens to society when sexbots are everywhere?
DATE POSTED
September 5, 2015
The European Migrant Crisis Is A Nightmare. Climate Change Will Make It Worse.
Hundreds of thousands of migrants are seeking refuge in Europe, but millions more will be displaced as the climate warms.
DATE POSTED
July 20, 2015
Feature Geopolitics & Globalization
A Glimpse Of An Everyday Struggle Among Haiti's Health Care Workers
JEAN DENIS, Haiti — At the health clinic here, three hours northwest of Port-au-Prince, a crowd of mostly women and girls linger in the shade away from the afternoon ...
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April 22, 2015
Essay
Medical 3-D Printing Will 'Enable A New Kind of Future'
NEW YORK — Advances in 3-D printing and medical technology will soon make it possible to construct human tissue in a lab, implant it in a patient and watch it grow in...
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March 3, 2015
Artificial Intelligence Technology Is 'Breaking Out of the Box'
NEW YORK — We are entering an age of accelerated development of artificial and robotic technology, three panelists told an audience of investors, engineers and journa...