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Jan 5, 2010

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Bases, Bullets, and Ballots: U.S. Military Aid in Colombia

Does foreign military assistance strengthen or further weaken fragile states facing internal conflict? In a new working paper, CGD post-doc Oeindrila Dube finds that U.S. military assistance to Colombia may increase violence and decrease voter turnout. She discusses the findings in a Global Prosperity Wonkcast.

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Linking Aid to Results: Why Are Some Development Workers Anxious?

Guest blogger Owen Barder says CGD's Cash on Delivery idea could improve donor-government relations and aid results, but one group finds the ideas unsettling: development professionals in aid agencies and NGOs. Barder says the concerns reveal tension between aid effectiveness principles and the views and interests of development professionals charged with designing and implementing those reforms in practice.

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CGD Board Chair Speaks at Washington National Cathedral

The Washington National Cathedral hosted CGD's founding chair of the board Edward W. Scott Jr. for a conversation on global poverty last month. Scott said rich countries can help tackle global poverty through investments in public health, gender equity, and better trade policy, and that faith communities play an important role.

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Oeindrila Dube

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Oeindrila Dube is a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Global Development, and an assistant professor in politics and economics at New York University. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University, a M.Phil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and a B.A. in Public Policy from Stanford University. She also received the Rhodes Scholarship in 2002.