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| Talk(s) may be cheap, but it’s all Zimbabwe has going for it. One problem along the way: South Africa is hardly an honest broker. By Jens F. Laurson & George A. Pieler (08/06/2008) |
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| Exploring the role of bilateral donors and conditional aid in Mozambique’s successful post-war peace process. By Carrie Manning and Monica Malbrough. (Journal of Modern African Studies - 2010) |
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| America is driven by innovation. China, running like a madman, still lags far behind on this issue and relies more heavily on industry and agriculture. China needs to change, in order to let its people change, and in turn make its economy change. By Jurnan Goos. (WorldPress.org, 11/10/2009) |
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| A nation once respected for its independence struggle is now disfigured by severe political repression. By Ben Rawlence. (Human Rights Watch, 05/06/2009) |
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| Burma-watchers across the entire spectrum of opinion increasingly now agree that in seeking to change that awful situation, there is little point in continuing a policy of economic containment, writes Roger Mitton. (Asia Sentinal, 05/08/2009) |
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| The breadth and complexity of the security challenges facing the United States abroad often defy solution through the application of military force alone. The Sustainable Security Program at the Center for American Progress over the past year generated a series of analyses to examine alternative approaches to conventional notions of national security. By Reuben Brigety. (The Center for American Pr |
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| A time of economic hardship is a time to get back to basics. And no human need or economic fulcrum is as basic as the right to eat. By Ban Ki Moon and Rodriguez Zapatero (International Herald Tribune, 01/25/2009) |
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| Strong international policies are needed to stop the biofuel revolution threatening food security for the poor. By Siwa Msangi. (SciDev Net - 12/06/2007) |
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| After fifty years and more than two trillion dollars in aid, the West has strikingly little to show for its efforts in alleviating global poverty. Why has foreign aid so often failed to achieve results—and how can it be fixed? AEI panel discussion with William Easterly and Adam Lerrick. (AEI, 04/25/2006 - Transcript Link) |
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| China’s success in sustainable, environmentally friendly development and raising millions out of poverty suggests that the Washington consensus is not the best path for developing countries. By Joseph Stiglitz, (The Guardian, 04/13/2006). |
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| The Sudan government and rebels from the south have signed the accords making up a peace deal to end 21 years of fighting. (12/31/2005, BBC News) |
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| The author writes that the nightly riots spreading across France have little to do with Islam, but reflect the ongoing alienation of the society's underclass. By Olivier Roy. (New York Times, 11/9/2005; registration not required; fee $3.95). |
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| Once again, images of emaciated African children are showing up on television screens. Instead of pointing fingers, today's leaders, with all their wealth, promise and ingenuity, must find a way to prevent such completely preventable deaths. (New York Times, 8/1/2005) |
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| Safe drinking water is within reach for the 12 million people who currently rely on contaminated wells in Bangladesh. By Alexander van Geen, Kazi Matin Ahmed, and Joseph H. Graziano (New York Times, 8/1/2005) |
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| Discusses how immigrants coming to the US have affected the economy. Press Advisory. (AEI 7/15/05) |
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| In the upcoming G-8 Summit in Scotland, President Bush must go beyond the usual rhetoric of promising hope to Africa, he must deliver. (New York Times, 14/06/05) |
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| The food shortage in North Korea is reaching crisis levels. Worse yet the World Food Program, one of the only sources of food aid in the small communist state, is running out of donations. By Tony Banbury (International Herald Tribune, 14/06/05) |
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| Considering all the political turmoil British Prime Minister Tony Blair has gone through over supporting President Bush’s War in Iraq, the American president should have been more willing to assist his embattled ally in his push for African aid. (Houston Chronicle, 12/06/05) |
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| Although President Bush's aid pledge to Africa and climate control rhetoric were viewed as unfavorably by many Europeans; at least their is still hope in debt relief for the poorest nations. (The Guardian, 09/06/05) |
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| The US is standing by its claim that Sudan is committing genocide in the Darfur region, despite a UN report stopping short of using the term. (2/1/2005, BBS News) |
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| Despite recent Belarussian elections, its less than democratic practices and authoritarian manner discourage its development. By Mark MacKinnon (The Globe and Mail, 18 Oct 04) |
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