Todd Moss was quoted in a Guardian post on the rise of the center-right.
From the Article
The centre-right dominates the global governing class in the north. Europe has right-wing presidents or prime ministers in 21 of the EU's 27 member states. Canada is led by the right, though now preparing for a general election. Barack Obama's election in the US bucked the trend, but the Republicans and indeed the Tea Party now exert very strong influence over US policy following recent elections.
Development campaigners in northern countries seek to influence these politicians and secure public support for policies that remove the structural barriers to eliminating poverty and injustice in the south. So it's critical that we think long and hard about the implications of the changing outlook of these governments.
We need to adapt our approach if we are to be successful. We should do so not simply because it will engage individual politicians, but because this is an essential part of broadening and deepening support for action on global poverty.
There are probably quite a few Guardian readers who believe it is governments of the left that deliver on development. But there are heroes and villains on both sides. On the right, President Nicolas Sarkozy is showing global leadership through France's G20 presidency. In the UK the Conservative-led government has remained committed to the goal of 0.7% GDP in aid, though it is much too early to assess its overall approach. We do have eight years of the George W Bush presidency to judge. Todd Moss, of the highly respected