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Sacrificing Democracy for Security? Shifting International Priorities in Africa
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- March 6, 2016
More than a week after the elections in Uganda, the main opposition leader remains under house arrest. Police have been camped outside Dr Kizza Besigye’s home since election day, and whenever he attempts to leave, he is promptly detained. From his confinement, Dr Besigye, who finished second in the closely fought but flawed presidential election,
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It Had to Happen: China Finally Gets Tough on North Korea
- Analysis
- March 4, 2016
By David Slinn China was always going to get tough with Kim Jong-Un’s North Korea. It wasn’t a question of whether, but when. North Korea is supposed to be China’s buffer against South Korea and the US. Until DPRK started its nuclear tests, the deal was simple: reasonably good behaviour from Pyongyang in return for
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Ending Poverty by 2030: Sharing Prosperity with the Bottom 40%
- Analysis
- March 1, 2016
By Christopher Lakner, Mario Negre, and Espen Beer Prydz While the world has seen a rapid reduction in extreme poverty in recent decades, the goal of “ending poverty” by 2030 remains ambitious. The latest estimates show that in 2012 almost 900 million people (12.7% of the world’s population) lived below the $1.90/day threshold (based on 2011
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Women’s Development in Afghanistan: Ensuring Sustainable Gains
- Analysis
- February 29, 2016
International Women’s Day should be marked by acknowledging that claims — made by the international community and the Afghan government — of advances in promoting women’s rights in Afghanistan are largely disconnected from reality. Human Rights Watch and the Afghan Women’s Network agree. Gains were made in the initial years after the expulsion of the
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