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• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #87: Imtiaz Gul on the Role of Civil Society...

  This week's podcast guest is Imtiaz Gul, founder and executive director of the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), a Pakistan-based think tank. In... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Local Private Sector is Vital to Peacebuilding and Reconstruction

  CIPE works with partners in a number of conflict-affected contexts around the world. While political, security and humanitarian issues typically draw the most... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Women’s Business Resource Center Helps Women Entrepreneurs in Papua New Guinea...

  Women in Papua New Guinea face distressing obstacles to achieving leadership roles in business, politics, their communities, and their families. Two-thirds of... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #86: Daniel O’Maley and Sarah Moulton on the...

  This week's podcast guests discuss the relationship between a thriving democracy and an open and accessible internet. O'Maley is associate editor at the Center... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #85: Hans-Joachim Hogrefe on Refugees and...

  This week's guest is Hans-Joachim Hogrefe, director of policy and advocacy at Refugees International, a nonprofit organization that advocates for lifesaving... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Open Internet Principles for Democracy: Stand Up for Free Online Speech in the...

  Over the last two decades, the internet has profoundly changed how societies operate. People around the world now access and share information at an... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Call for Democratic Re-engagement

  Every year on September 15, the United Nations' International Day of Democracy offers an opportunity to reflect on the state of democracy and the challenges... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #84: Johanna Mendelson-Forman on Food Diplomacy

  This week's guest on Democracy that Delivers is food diplomacy expert Johanna Mendelson-Forman. She is an adjunct professor at American University and... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Promoting Government Transparency and Empowering Citizens Through Open Data

  As our lives become increasingly digitized, governments must respond to calls to make information available for public consumption on the Internet. Proponents o... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #83: Jeffrey Smith on Political Change in Gambia

  This week's guest is Jeffrey Smith, executive director of Vanguard Africa, a startup nonprofit that provides campaign advice and public relations support to... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Private Sector Plays Crucial Role in Improving Public Services in Arab Nations

  When governments have exclusive control over the provision of goods and services, citizens are trapped without an alternative. Because the state monopolizes... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #82: Karim Shaaban on Economic Growth in Local...

  This week's guest on CIPE's Democracy that Delivers podcast is Karim Shaaban, CIPE's program director in Jordan. In this podcast, Shaaban discusses the... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Associations Play an Important Role in Improving Ukraine’s Business Climate

  As in any state ruled by law, local government officials in Ukraine are obligated to work within the framework of existing laws when developing regulations.... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #81: Vaqar Ahmed on Growth in Pakistan’s...

  This week's guest on CIPE's Democracy that Delivers podcast is Vaqar Ahmed, Ph.D. Ahmed is deputy executive director of the Sustainable Development Policy... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Uniting to Achieve a Common Goal: Advocating for Economic Reform in Algeria

  Algeria is a country in dire need of economic reform. As global oil prices have dropped and the dinar has depreciated, Algeria's export revenues have been cut i... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Mobile App Gives Investors Instant Access to Corporate Governance Information

  The recently launched Elapedia app gives investors around the world instant access to corporate governance practices at 100 publically listed companies in the... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #80: Manzoor Ahmad on Economic and Infrastructur...

  This week on CIPE's Democracy that Delivers podcast, Manzoor Ahmad, Ph.D., discusses economic and infrastructure growth in Pakistan. Ahmad is president of the... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Confronting Corruption in Asia’s New Democracies

  Corruption is detrimental to countries' economies because it leads to reduced productivity, high unemployment, and poverty. In addition to the economic cost,... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #79 Masooma Sibtain on Women’s Chamber of...

  This week on CIPE's Democracy that Delivers podcast, Masooma Sibtain, president of the South Punjab Women's Chamber of Commerce Industry (SPWCCI) in... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2017 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democratic Backsliding in Bulgaria

  

  Protest in Sofia, February 2013, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Institute for Market Economics (IME), an independent economic policy think tank in Bulgaria, has sough... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2017 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY