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Is minting a currency truly an early symptom of statehood or state-building?
To ISIS, state-building means something different from its use in development circles. It means the…
Karl Muth argues that the analysis of policy alignment – intranationally and internationally – can be examined using quantitative tools.
The historical approach to policy…
Karl Muth discusses the reputational, political and gender-related connotations of the use of ‘they’.
The singular plural as “they” has always bothered me, sounding to me like…
Cornelius Adebahr argues that countries in and outside of the EU should consider reforms as continuing regardless of any official ascension date.
After the experience of (…
The Post-2015 Consensus' sixth set of papers is focuses on whether energy should be included in the post-2015 development agenda and, if so, how?
Nutritious food, clean water…
Karl Muth argues supporting the minimum wage was an easy - but wrong - decision in the US's mid-term elections.
During the midterm American election on Tuesday, five out of five…
Karl Muth reports on the positive signals for policy surrounding electric cars.
Much ink (tangible and digital) has been spilled on the issue of Hong Kong’s democracy. However, in…
Are we willing to pay $254 billion or almost two years of the next fifteen years of development aid, to get better data? The Post-2015 Consensus' fifth set of papers is…
Karl Muth argues that FATCA’s ‘presumption of suspiciousness’ is driving wealthy Americans to extraordinary lengths.
In high-net-worth circles, the conversation has never been…
Karl Muth reveals how ISIS attempts to allude to a past it fails to understand.
The final S in the abbreviation ISIS stands for Syria (al-Dawlah al-Islāmīyah fī al-ʻIraq wa-al-…