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• CIPE 2016 Photo Competition Now Open

  

  The 2016 CIPE Photo Competition is now open! CIPE invites photo submissions from CIPE partner organizations from around the world to submit a photograph that... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #29: Leveraging Youth and Technology for...

  

  Panelists Maggie McDonough (on monitor), Gigi Raffo (center), and Blair Glencorse (right) with moderator Maiko Nakagaki.International development organizations... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Inspiration from Syria This International Youth Day

  

  Graduates of the Riyadeh course pose with their professors.The work of CIPE’s partner the Syrian Economic Forum (SEF) inspires on a daily basis. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2016 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #28: CIPE Afghanistan Country Director Mohammed...

  

  CIPE Afghanistan Country Director Mohammed Nasib (left) with guest host Jenny Anderson.As foreign forces pull back from Afghanistan, the country faces not only... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Global Development Needs Grassroots Activation

  

  President Obama addresses the White House Summit on Global Development (Photo: VOA)Looking back at the global development efforts over the last few years, one... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #27: Jerry Brito of Coin Center on the Blockchai...

  

  Podcast guest Jerry Brito (left) with guest host Maiko Nakagaki.The “blockchain” is the key innovation that makes decentralized, digital currencies like... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Donbas Entrepreneurs Reopening and Expanding Businesses in Ukraine

  

  By Anastasiya BaklanThe war in Ukraine has been especially difficult for small businesses in the conflict-affected regions, despite a ceasefire agreed to in... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers #26: Nancy Hendry Discusses the Pervasive, but Often...

  

  Podcast guest Nancy Henderson (left) and guest host Laura Van Voorhees.International Association of Women Judges’ Senior Advisor Nancy Hendry discusses IAWJ’s... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Closing the Gender Gap in Political and Economic Participation

  

  Photo: CIPEBy Yini Wu“In high school, boys and girls are equally interested in running for office in the future. But by college graduation, young women’s... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Using Technology to Strengthen Civil Society in Cambodia

  

  Photo: CIPE StaffThis year Heritage Foundation ranked Cambodia as 112th or “mostly unfree” in its 2016 Index of Economic Freedom. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers #25: Medhawi Giri and Stephanie Bandyk on Working in...

  

  Guests Stephanie Bandyk (left) and Medhawi Giri.In this episode of the Democracy that Delivers podcast, CIPE’s Medhawi Giri, Program Assistant for South Asia,... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers #24: Karina Orlova on the Risks Reporters Face in...

  

  Podcast guest Karina Orlova (right) with hosts Ken Jaques (center) and Julie Johnson.The American Interest journalist Karina Orlova discusses the risks reporter... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Does “Intersectionality” Mean for International Development?

  

  Participants at a Women’s Business Network meeting in Nepal in 2014.By Hanna PioskeThe word “intersectionality” is thrown around a lot these days. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #23: Julie Arostegui on Empowering Women in...

  

  Podcast guest Julie Arostegui.Gender and security expert Julie Arostegui discusses the opportunities that arise in post-conflict situations to empower women... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Privatization in Ukraine: Not So Fast

  

  In Ukraine, thousands of companies are still owned and operated by the government — a legacy of Soviet central planning that bleeds money from the already... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #22: Babak Yektafar on the Economic Situation...

  

  Podcast hosts Ken Jaques (right) and Julie Johnson with guest Babak Yektafar (left).CIPE’s Iran expert Babak Yektafar discusses the current economic situation i... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Associations Must Innovate to Survive Digital Disruption

  

  By Octavio PeraltaDigital disruption is turning the world on its head, and presenting opportunities as well as threats, to associations, chambers, societies,... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Good is Economics as a Science, If Not Based on Field Studies?

  

  By Dr. Reem Abdel HaliemThis post originally appeared in Arabic on the CIPE Arabia blog.I currently work with CIPE partner the Federation of Economic Developmen... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Safety First: Secure Communications and Storage Tools for Reducing Risks

  

  Secure messaging apps like Telegram have become an increasingly important part of NGO and civil society work in many countries.What makes CIPE’s programs stand... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy That Delivers Podcast #21: After Serving Time for Violating the FCPA,...

  

  Podcast hosts Julie Johnson (left) and Ken Jaques (center) with guest Richard Bistrong.Former FCPA violator and current anti-bribery consultant Richard... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2016 BUSINESS, CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY