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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 research I…
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…
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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, we…
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…
Should we be blamed for the negative consequences of otherwise wholly good acts? Tom Rowe considers the moral risks faced by aid givers. Sometimes, in order to aid individuals,…