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DEC 18, 2006 Article

Van Dyk Diary: Baluchistan, Pakistan

Baluchistan borders on Afghanistan and Iran. In the past it was a haven for the Mujahideen; now it harbors the Taliban and perhaps ...

Bolan Pass, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Photo by Sheryaar.

DEC 18, 2006 Article

ROUNDTABLE: Baluchistan and the War on Terror

Is the rugged province of Baluchistan a haven for al-Qaeda and the Taliban? How do Pakistanis and Afghans view the situation there?

DEC 18, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: South Africa Takes Leading Role on Same-sex Marriage Rights

South Africa recently legalized same-sex marriage in a move demonstrating further progress from a past fraught with inequality and discrimination. South Africa is the first ...

DEC 15, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Diamond Movie Unearths Rock-hard Ethical Dilemmas

Given that cinema is a cultural tastemaker, Blood Diamond has a chance of damaging the global diamond trade, one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most profitable ...

Yellow Catuaí, a variety of <em>Coffea arabica</em>

DEC 12, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Sleeplessness from Seattle

Starbucks Coffee is sending a blended message on fair trade: The company established Coffee and Farmer Equity Practices, but it is also resisting Ethiopia's efforts ...

DEC 8, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Global Goods Partners Story

"Going beyond fair trade, Global Goods Partners enables people to buy fairly traded products while at the same time promoting the comprehensive advancement of marginalized ...

CREDIT: Vanessa Vick.

DEC 8, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Story

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has expanded the scope of research by introducing six novel vaccine candidates into clinical testing in the past six ...

Members of the Ceramica Atitlan cooperative.

DEC 1, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Mercado Global Story

"Without fail, the women in every community I have ever worked with in rural Guatemala have asked me to help them find a market for ...

Sadarghat, a main port in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

DEC 1, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: The Microfinance Moment

Over the last three decades, the popularity of microfinance has steadily increased. And now, with Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank winning the Nobel Peace Prize, ...

NOV 30, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: In Coherence Lies Opportunity

If global leaders are serious about reducing poverty, they are really talking about efforts to provide the world’s poor with the public goods and ...