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A Nation in Transition: Afghan Perspectives on Society, Politics, and Economics, 2004 and 2018, Part 2
- Analysis
- January 23, 2019
In Part 1 of this blog, we looked at some results from the Asia Foundation’s annual survey of the Afghan people, comparing the results from 2004 and 2018 on such issues as national mood, fear for personal safety, and satisfaction with the government. Part 2 continues this comparison, looking at issues such as education and
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What Challenges Face a New World Bank President?
- Analysis
- January 23, 2019
The World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were created in 1944, in the closing months of WWII. The Bretton Woods conference was the Allies’ vehicle for rebuilding a shattered Europe, relying on European and American leadership. This meeting set in place the unbroken tradition that the WB president must be American. The
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Backwards, March! Brexit, CANZUK, and the Legacy of Empire
- Analysis
- January 17, 2019
By Duncan Bell and Srdjan Vucetic It was coined in the 1950s, but the term CANZUK — a union (or alliance or pact) of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom — has been repurposed in the wake of the Brexit vote. Rallying behind it is a small but well-connected network of pro-Brexit politicians, policy-makers,
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China and UN Peacekeeping
- Analysis
- January 14, 2019
For the last year or so, I have been researching China’s contributions to UN peacekeeping. It has been an interesting journey, culminating in a new CIPS report, 30 years of Chinese Peacekeeping, which will be launched on January 24, 2019. As a preview of the report, here are the five most important lessons I learned
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