Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives
In part 1, Nikolaos Karagiannis briefly presents the main features and concerns associated with financialization in the present era of neoliberal globalization.
The era of…
So far, the nature of Christine Lagarde’s speeches and the discussions I had with Fund staff this week suggest that there is more work to be done.
Recent commentary on…
Matt Haikin, an ICT for Development (ICT4D) practitioner, summarizes a new paper on digital development in East Africa reports, and the challenges for Oxfam and other…
Yolanda Jinxin Ma explores how open data could benefit the government of China.
In the past decade, open data has grown out of a conceptual discussion into a global movement.…
Helen Clark examines trends in global governance and considers what is needed going forward to tackle issues beyond the capacity of individual nation states to resolve on their…
Duncan Green explores a new paper from IDS' Robin Luckham on the contested concept of security.
I have been known in the past to be a little snippy about the writing style of…
C.J. Polychroniou and Nikolaos Karagiannis explore Syriza’s inability to resist the pressures of the international creditors.
It's been seven years since the…
Mark Zuckerberg has posted a manifesto on his view of social media's role in global events and what they can do about it.
To our community,
On our journey to connect the world…
As India continues to seek membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Kanica Rakhra reflects on current controls regarding the trade of nuclear material. She argues that these…
At issue is due process, the rule of law and the division of powers that defines American democracy.
In the three weeks since Donald Trump took the oath of office he has set out…