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• Locking Out Small Businesses in Novorossiysk

  

  A typical Russian cash vault. (Photo: Staff)By Yulia Rostovikova and Natalia Titova.For years, the small business owners and entrepreneurs of the Russian port... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Including Youth: Meet the Essay Contest Winners, Part 2

  Across the globe, young people are at the forefront of movements to improve living conditions, economic opportunity, and society as a whole. Despite their... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Civil Society Restores Twitter Access in Pakistan

  

  On May 20, the Pakistani Information Ministry blocked access to world's largest micro blogging site, Twitter, on the pretext that the company had not removed... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2012 CURRENT, MEDIA, POLITICS, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Pakistani Chambers Prompt Economic Reform Agendas

  

  “All taxable income must be taxed and it should be theme for the reforms for Budget 2012/2013 in order to revitalize the economy. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Delivering Dignity in the Arab World Through Political and Economic Reform

  

  Moderator Steve Clemons and panelists Larry Diamond, Michele Dunne, and John D. Sullivan. (Left to right; Photo: Staff)In the past year since the uprisings in... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Chinese Professor’s Take on China’s Economic and Social Progress

  

  CIPE recent had the honor of inviting Professor Mao Yushi, the winner of the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty awarded by the CATO institute, to... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Friday Wrap-Up: Voices of Youth, Corporate Citizenship, and a Tenuous Balance...

  This week on the blog: Global Program Assistant Molly Brister introduces the winners of CIPE’s Fourth Annual Youth Essay Contest. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Liberia: A Tenuous Balance

  

  The parking lot of UN headquarters in Monrovia. (Photo: SFgate.com)When you land at the Roberts International Airport in Monrovia, Liberia, two things... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rethinking Corporate Citizenship

  

  Corporate citizenship, or corporate social responsibility (CSR), is a frequently contested issue. For one, no universally agreed upon definition of it exists, s... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, LEGAL

• Voices of Youth: Meet the Essay Contest Winners, Part 1

  

  In 2011, youth movements around the world confronted dictators, demanded economic opportunity, and fought for political inclusivity. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 SOCIETY

• Friday Wrap-Up: Youth, Entrepreneurship, and Independent Media

  This week on the blog: We published the first the winning essays from the CIPE Youth Essay Contest, “The World’s Youngest Democracy” by Vikas Joshi.... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Reflections on My Week in Bosnia Herzegovina

  

  Participants in the International Republican Institute's Young Women's Leadership Academy in Sarajevo. (Photo: Stephenie Foster)Simple statements don’t do... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Capacity Building Continued with 4th All-Pakistan Secretary Generals’ Conference

  Participants at the 4th All-Pakistan Secretary Generals' Conference. (Photo: Staff)“The Secretary Generals’ Conference provides an excellent platform for... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy and Independent Media

  

  A demonstrator in Egypt holds up a newspaper. (Photo: Reuters)For hundreds of years, a free press has been considered an essential component of democracy. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sparking the Entrepreneurial Spirit: Teaching Youth How Democracy Delivers

  

  Recent events around the world have shown the power of youth. The Arab Spring has been fueled by young people who became disillusioned with the status quo and... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Lessons Learned From U.S. Business Associations

  

  The participants of this year’s ChamberL.I.N.K.S. program came together last week in Washington, DC to meet with various policy-makers, U.S. Chamber of... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT

• The World’s Youngest Democracy

  Countries around the world are dealing with a fundamental demographic shift as the youth bubble continues to bulge. As the Arab Spring has demonstrated, young... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Friday Wrap-Up: Taxis, Property Rights, and the New Middle East

  This week on the blog: Africa Program Officer Yana Hongla continued his conversation with Frank the taxi driver, discussing Ghana’s gender problems. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Beating the Drums of War and the Latest Oil Conflict in Africa

  

  Sudan and South Sudan took one step back from an all out war on Friday when South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir, agreed to withdraw military forces from the... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• From Frank’s Taxi Backseat: Lessons on Ghana — Part 2

  

  Women farmers in Ghana. (Photo: US Embassy, Ghana)Read Part 1 of this series.“So, sir, married or thinking of it?” Frank asked me.He seemed shocked by my... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 POLITICS, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY