New Republic, June 19, 2014, By Jonathan M. Katz These days, when U.S. media outlets are looking for an update on the state of things in Haiti, one...
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Afghanistan: Beyond Elections — What Is Required For Real Democracy In Afghanistan?
Despite a substantial level of anticipation in the first round of Afghanistan's presidential election, the authors argue that much more needs to be...
Media: Does good journalism promote transparency?
Does press freedom promote democracy or the other way round? Martin Scott considers the influence of the media by Martin Scott, Guardian...
Media: The role of media in the South Sudanese conflict
Sudan Tribune, April 2nd 2014 By Alyssa Mesich If good information is not available then rumors will spread. The weak media culture in South Sudan...
Media: Does social media have the power to change the world?
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Development: NGOs and the shock of the new
By Elizabeth Blunt, LONDON, 16 June 2014 (IRIN) Photo: R.Redmond/UNHCR The aid juggernaut: slow and inefficient The big international aid agencies...
Haiti: Play on Haitian Revolution at Cambridge, MA Community Arts Center
On Thursday, June 12, Cambridge’s own Community Arts Center presents: REBEL An original play about the Haitian Revolution This spring, the Community...
Development: Maafushi Island Shows the Way for Inclusive Wealth Creation through Tourism
Maafushi Island Shows the Way for Inclusive Wealth Creation through Tourism SUBMITTED BY SANDYA SALGADO ON THU, 05/29/2014 The success story of...
Afghanistan: “Pakistan: Worse Than We Knew”
Book Review by Ahmed Rashid, JUNE 5, 2014 The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001–2014, by Carlotta Gall, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 329 pp.,...
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Fragile Gains for Women
southasia.foreignpolicy.com, May 9, 2014 Parnian Nazary, a representative of Women for Afghan Women, a grassroots civil society organization,...
Haiti, Development: Four Years after Earthquake, Housing, Sanitation, Health Care are Still Pressing Needs in Haiti
Center for Economic and Policy Research “International community’s response remains misplaced,” CEPR Co-Director Says Washington, D.C., January 9,...
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Insurgency after the Transition
International Crisis Group Report Asia Report N°25612 May 2014 The Executive Summary is also available in Dari. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND...