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Out of Fragility: Evidence from Bangladesh, Part 1
- Analysis
- April 5, 2019
Almost 50 years ago, Bangladesh emerged as a new nation in 1971 out of a bloody war of independence with Pakistan that left three million dead and ten million refugees. It then found itself caught in a fragility trap with its economy in a total shambles and administration and governance non-operational. Initial chaos and resource
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- Analysis
- April 5, 2019
The Bangladesh government’s significant strides in delivering basic services to the population, thus reinforcing its legitimacy, discussed in part 1 of this blog, have been enhanced by an extraordinarily strong civil society — a unique community of non-profit, non-governmental organizations. With a history of slow economic growth and low GDP per capita, Bangladesh has made
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Transforming the Global Refugee System
- Report
- April 2, 2019
In a recent CIPS blog — New Partnerships for Minister Monsef? — John Sinclair asks why supporting refugees is not a central goal of development co-operation when development issues have so much impact on refugees. Here, CIPS presents a short excerpt from a report entitled “A Call to Action: Transforming the Global Refugee System,” released
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Partnering with Japan for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
- Analysis
- March 29, 2019
On March 7, 2019, Japanese Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane gave a lecture at CIPS entitled “Japan and Canada: Strategic Partners in the Indo-Pacific?” The question mark is perhaps the most important part of the title. At this 90th anniversary of Canada–Japan diplomatic relations, the two countries are strong allies with shared interests and values. But, there
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