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Blog Post
February 05, 2016
There was a little-noticed gem among the announcements from the London conference on Syria. The headlines focused on the $10 billion of aid that has been pledged. But donors would be deluded if they thought that this additional aid, even it arrives and is properly used, would be enoug...
Blog Post
January 12, 2016
Sometimes it feels like Groundhog Day. Every twelve months or so, I sit down to write about my main wishes for the forthcoming year in development, and every list for the last few years has included my desire to see the US make good on its commitment to IMF quota reform (which would be of little ext...
Blog Post
January 06, 2016
There’s growing recognition that the situation in Syria can’t be “fixed”. Western governments have instead lowered their sights to negotiating some kind of detente. That means that many more people will leave their homes in search of safety overseas. A key question coloring E...