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Blog Post
September 09, 2021
Afghanistan’s history is blighted by the actions of foreigners. The near-neighbours have plenty on their consciences; others further afield do too, including the British a century ago, the Russians in the 1980s, and the US-led NATO coalition over the last 20 years. So who wants what now?
Blog Post
June 18, 2021
We are thrilled to announce that Mark Lowcock will join CGD as distinguished non-resident fellow, effective tomorrow, June 20, 2021. He will contribute his wide-ranging expertise and wisdom to many facets of CGD’s work, but his initial focus on our Sustainable Development Finance and Migration, Disp...
Blog Post
December 01, 2017
We here at CGD tend to be critical of international agencies like WHO or the UNDP for establishing targets or guidelines without sufficient consideration of the impacts, for good and ill, of those guidelines in the affected countries. Such guidelines often apply standards more appropriate ...