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MAR 10, 2009 Journal Online Exclusive

EIA Interview: Ann Florini on Global Governance

Florini discusses the difference between "global government" and "global governance," intergovernmental organizations such as the UN, and the role and achievements of civil society and ...

CREDIT: Lily Muldoon.

MAR 5, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Kenya Waits for Rain

The Student Movement for Real Change spearheaded a dam expansion project in Kayafungo, Kenya, as a way to alleviate the growing water crisis.

MAR 5, 2009 Journal Online Exclusive

EIA Interview: Fiona Robinson on the Ethics of Care

Care is not only a moral issue, but also a feminist one, says Robinson, noting that two-thirds of care around the world is done by ...

Will never forget 26/11<br>Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/allagappan/3132645711" target="_blank">Alagu M</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC</a>)

MAR 4, 2009 Article

How to Deal with Pakistan after Mumbai

Despite their mutual antipathy, Pakistan's stability is in India's national interest. A stable Indian subcontinent is in America's strategic interest. And for all its limitations ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/worldbank/2760559520/">Masaru Goto / World Bank</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAR 4, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Shallow Cuts

British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline was lauded in recent headlines for the announcement that it would voluntarily act to improve access to medicines in developing countries. ...

Debark, Ethiopia <br>Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zz77/3298434456/" target="_blank">zz77</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC</a>)

MAR 4, 2009 Article

Obama's Moral Obligation to Africa

Obama is in a unique position to make a difference in Africa, but will he fulfill his campaign promises? Matthew Hennessey has some suggestions for ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/swisscan/1021246507/">Reto Fetz</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

FEB 25, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Peer-to-Peer Finance: A Flight to Simplicity

Since bank capital will likely be further depleted as the credit crunch spreads into the productive economy, peer-to-peer finance offers a solution from an entirely ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/488224475/" target=_blank">U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel</a>.

FEB 23, 2009 Article

Timelines or Time Windows for Afghanistan?

With violence now subsiding in Iraq, some policy-makers seem to assume that we can now turn our attention back to the Afghan &quot;timeline&quot; ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/meanestindian/156516309/">Meena Kadri</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

FEB 19, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Managing Water Well

The economic stimulus bill signed this week by President Obama includes billions for water projects in the United States, but this is just a drop ...

CREDIT: Abdurrahman Warsameh, <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/securitywatch/2489764434/">ISN Security Watch</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

FEB 18, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Discard the Top-down Strategy in Somalia

Instead of repeatedly trying to foist a Western style top-down state structure on a deeply decentralized society, the international community should work with Somalia's long-standing ...