African Currency Reform: Stamping Out Illicit Money Increases Inequality
Many analysts of the African financial markets may have missed a recent Harvard Kennedy School for Business and Government working paper authored by Peter Sands that made a case for banning high...
View ArticlePeace and Reconciliation: Lessons from Colombia for Armed Conflicts
Colombia can be regarded as the longest running civil war in the world. However, the country can also be seen as an example of successful peace initiatives and failed peace attempts; a series of...
View ArticlePromoting Urban Change: The African Cities Governance Award
It is widely acknowledged that a major constraint for fragile and low-income states is the lack of good governance. The lack of good governance contributes to jurisdictions not having legitimacy and...
View ArticleWhat attacks on African immigrants tell us about South Africa
Protests by South Africans against immigrants might present an example of xenophobia taking hold in the country. These protests belong to a continuum that highlights some of the social pressures taking...
View ArticleInclusive Social Contracts in Fragile States in Transition: Strengthening the...
Transitions often struggle due to underlying fault lines that divide societal groups and debilitate institutions. This new publication (published by the Institute for Integrated Transitions) highlights...
View ArticleThe Return of the “Old Normal”: How the Rise of Non-State Actors Affects...
Ever since Europeans used their superior technology to colonize virtually the entire world between the 16 and early 20 centuries, power on a more or less global scale has been concentrated in the hands...
View ArticleElections: The risks for implementing peace agreements
Ivan Duque took office as the new president of Colombia on August 7th. With his arrival a series of questions with regard to the sustainability and implementation of the Colombia peace process with the...
View ArticleChina’s Reform Era Turns 40
Forty years ago this week one of the most momentous events of the 20th century took place—to little fanfare. During a December 1978 meeting, the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee called for...
View ArticleHow sustainable is the peace agreement in the Central African Republic? –...
The narrative and discussion of promoting peace among nations is not a new phenomenon in the conduct and planning of foreign policies, or international engagement for both governmental and...
View ArticleConverting Illicit Financial Flows into African Youth Job Creation — Victor...
The Conflicting Narratives The story of Africa’s burgeoning youth population is often told alongside relatively high growth levels. Whereas corporate circles may salivate at the increase in the young –...
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