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Global Developmental Agencies at Work
Global Developmental Agencies at Work
Report on event discussing global and regional developmental agencies and how they drive sustainable development. By Kamila Bogdanova. (09/18/2024) Read More...


Beautiful Minds for Africa
Beautiful Minds for Africa
Jeffrey Sachs and Secretary-General Isiaka A. Imam’s insight into the Africa’s economic potential. By Dunja Spasojevic. (08/19/2024) Read More...


The Future of Africa, with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs
The Future of Africa, with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs
Report on Prof. Jeffrey Sachs's recent lecture about development in Africa. By Lily Ong. (08/16/2024) Read More...


War and Development: Is the Stagnation the Price of Peace?
War and Development: Is the Stagnation the Price of Peace?

Author revisits the literature on the connection between civil war and development. Is stagnation “the cost” of peace, as Jinan Ganesh recently argued?  By David Shipton. (04/25/2024)

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Development NGOs in Ghana: perceptions of the ‘do-gooders’ struggling to reduce economic inequality
Development NGOs in Ghana: perceptions of the ‘do-gooders’ struggling to reduce economic inequality

Paper uses perception studies to investigate why NGO-led development work and PD projects have not succeeded in significantly reducing inequality in Ghana. By Fenja Tramsen. (09/26/2023)

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New Wave of Multilateralism: The Developing – 8
New Wave of Multilateralism: The Developing – 8

Interview with the Secretary-General of the Developing Eight States’ Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), His Excellency Amb. Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam. (08/10/2023)

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A Comparative Analysis of Developmental Conditions: Lessons from Singapore for Pakistan and South Asian Countries
A Comparative Analysis of Developmental Conditions: Lessons from Singapore for Pakistan and South Asian Countries

What can Pakistan and other South Asian nations learn from Singapore's development process? By Aliza Imtiaz. (06/05/2023)

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Glocalization and its Impact on Pakistan
Glocalization and its Impact on Pakistan

What impacts can glocalization have on Pakistan? By Iqra Munir. (05/08/2023)

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Defensive Developmentalism: It’s Honestly a Gamble
Defensive Developmentalism: It’s Honestly a Gamble

Using Egypt as a case study, author examines defensive development and issues surrounding it.  By Damilare Oyebobola. (01/06/2022)

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Future of Economy past the Triple C challenge  (Climate, Covid, war Calamity)
Future of Economy past the Triple C challenge (Climate, Covid, war Calamity)

Former Prime Minister of Romania, Petre Roman, discusses practical and theoretical challenges for societies and economies. (09/20/2022)

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The Recent Development of Samoa
The Recent Development of Samoa

Analysis of Samoa's current development.  By Kennedy Murray. (05/12/2022)

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Taking a Step Back: What Vietnam Can Teach us about International Development
Taking a Step Back: What Vietnam Can Teach us about International Development

Analysis of Vietnam's development and how it successes may be implemented elsewhere.  By Ian Cook. (05/11/2022)

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Parallel Track on Developmental Issues: Western China and Southern Sudan
Parallel Track on Developmental Issues: Western China and Southern Sudan

Essay analyzes the right to development, particularly those in rural and vulnerable categories (females, children, indigenous).  By Cheng Huang.  (04/26/2022)

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Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Countries
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Countries

With an emphasis on Bangladesh, paper discusses how developing countries can achieve SDGs. By Suraiya Afrina. 02/19/2021

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Concise history of international development – from the UN University Rector Dr. Malone
Concise history of international development – from the UN University Rector Dr. Malone

Dr. David M. Malone presents his take on the history of international development and engagement of international FORAs, particularly in the planetary South – from WWI to present.  By Gu... Read More...



IA Forum - The Post-Pandemic World
IA Forum - The Post-Pandemic World

In the latest issue of International Affairs Forum, experts from around the world examine aspects of a post-Pandemic globe. 07/21/2020

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Examining Attitudes of International Development Volunteering and Voluntourism
Examining Attitudes of International Development Volunteering and Voluntourism

Paper examines how the preconceived notions of those embarking on an internship compare with those who have already gone on the internship and what they had originally hoped for. By Lauren Davis, S... Read More...



What Nigeria Should Learn from China’s Great Economic Transformation
What Nigeria Should Learn from China’s Great Economic Transformation

What can developing countries such as Nigeria learn about economic development?  By Chambers Umezulike. (02/13/2020)

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Romania 101: In its second Century – challanges ahead
Romania 101: In its second Century – challanges ahead

Romania, its current political security and economic challenges.  By Corneliu Pivariu. (12/05/2019)

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Economic reforms in Azerbaijan: new platform for public-private dialogue
Economic reforms in Azerbaijan: new platform for public-private dialogue

Economic reforms in Azerbaijan look promising for its economic development, sustainability and attracting FDI.  By Dr. Shaig Adigozalov. (09/16/2019)

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Back to the Afghan Future
Back to the Afghan Future

The security challenges of Afghanistan's reconstruction and development.  By Dr. Gilles-Emmanuel Jacquet . (03/22/2019)

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A Small-Town Contest in India Highlights the Need for Infrastructure Investment
A Small-Town Contest in India Highlights the Need for Infrastructure Investment

Examning sanitation and water improvement in developing countries.. By Anuradha Kataria. (12/15/2018)

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Making Basic Education Physically Accessible in ‘Education Ostracized Communities’
Making Basic Education Physically Accessible in ‘Education Ostracized Communities’

This paper examines the IBIS- Ghana a name in a symbolic reference to an Ibis bird Project efforts toward making basic education physically accessible in order to provide the empirical evidence req... Read More...



Interrogating Nigeria’s Tenth-Rate Development Performance through the Lenses of Institutional Extra
Interrogating Nigeria’s Tenth-Rate Development Performance through the Lenses of Institutional Extra

The factor of institutional extractiveness applied to Nigeria. By Chambers Umezulike. (03/01/2018)

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China’s Global Ambitions: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
China’s Global Ambitions: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

Implications of China's Belt Road Initiative (BRI). By Prof. Sohail Mahmood. (02/18/2018)

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Reviewing Global Agriculture and the American Farmer: Opportunities for U.S. Leadership
Reviewing Global Agriculture and the American Farmer: Opportunities for U.S. Leadership

Review of Kim Elliott's insightful and important new book, Global Agric... Read More...



Democratic Transitions: Narrated by the Elite
Democratic Transitions: Narrated by the Elite

A brief exploration of the ways elitist corruption undermines democratic transitions in Indonesia and the Philippines. By Sam Brooks. (06/29/2017)

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A More Nuanced Perspective on China’s Embrace of Globalization
A More Nuanced Perspective on China’s Embrace of Globalization

An analysis of globalization's effects on Chinese society and economic development. By Michael McCall. (05/26/2017)

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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): An Analysis of the External Challenges
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): An Analysis of the External Challenges

Explores external factors and challenges presented to the CPEC effort. By Dr. Sohail Mahmood. (05/18/2017)

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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): The Political Economy Analyzed
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): The Political Economy Analyzed

Analysis of CPEC and its implications to the political economy. By Dr. Sohail Mahmood. (05/08/2017)

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