Recent Articles
JAN 2, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Green Gold Story
The Certified Green Gold Program (GGP) provides a sustainable development alternative to underprivileged communities by fostering fair trade practices and ten certification criteria as a ...
DEC 28, 2006 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: China's Catch 22
Here's the situation. You are a booming country that has garnered nearly double-digit GDP growth rates every year over the past decade. But to sustain ...
DEC 25, 2006 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Remittances Are No Free Lunch
Remittances from migrants and foreign workers have skyrocketed in recent years as technological advances have made it easier to wire mom and dad a few ...
DEC 21, 2006 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: The China Factor in African Ethics
Many African governments perceive China as a welcome counterpoint to the United States and the West in general, especially when the latter criticizes African human ...
DEC 20, 2006 • Article
Environmental Treaties: Inconvenience or Opportunity?
The Kyoto Protocol took effect on February 16, 2005, as the first legally binding environmental treaty committed to reducing greenhouse emissions. But the United States, the world's ...
DEC 20, 2006 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Environmental Treaties: Inconvenience or Opportunity?
The Kyoto Protocol took effect on February 16, 2005, as the first legally binding environmental treaty committed to reducing greenhouse emissions. But the United States, the world's ...
DEC 20, 2006 • Article
Van Dyk Diary: Khost, Southeast Afghanistan
Despite an American military presence here, the Taliban are back and Khost is more dangerous than it was a few years ago. There are suicide ...
DEC 19, 2006 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The AccountAbility Story
AccountAbility's mission is to advance innovations in accountability in order to promote sustainable development. It strives to build the definitions and requirements for accountability and ...
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 ...
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?