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MAY 13, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Calling for Change in Cuba
Raul Castro's decision allowing Cubans to purchase prepaid cell phone plans may foster new liberty on the communist island.
MAY 13, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Hu's Dumpling Diplomacy
James Farrer interviews Japanese political scientist Koichi Nakano on the significance of Chinese President Hu Jintao's May 2008 visit to Japan.
MAY 13, 2008 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: China and Japan: From Symbolism to Politics
Hu Jintao's five-day visit to Japan underlines the fact that the basis for a strong Sino-Japanese relationship already exists, says James Farrer.
MAY 13, 2008 • Article
Ethics on Film: Discussion of "Blood Diamond"
Set during Sierra Leone's civil war in 1999, "Blood Diamond" draws attention to the fact that the diamond trade has been used to fund conflicts.
MAY 6, 2008 • Podcast
Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured World
Drawing on his background at the World Bank and as the first post-Taliban finance minister of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani (and co-author Clare Lockhart) develops a ...