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Will Brazil Retreat from Its Role in International Development?

November 09, 2018
Brazil’s newly elected President Jair Bolsonaro has been characterised as an unsavoury anti-globalist—so, will he unwind Brazil’s progress as a development actor over the last two decades? Below, I will highlight Brazil’s important contributions to international development, ...
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The EU Alliance with Africa: Is It Old Wine in New Bottles?

October 02, 2018
The Alliance aims to deepen economic relations between the two continents by boosting private investment and trade. The Commission is billing the proposals as a “radical shift” in the EU’s approach to development cooperation in Africa that will take the relationship &ldqu...
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Why Is Development Missing from the Migration Advisory Committee Report?

September 24, 2018
Last week’s report from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)—an independent body commissioned by the Home Office—included some good suggestions for the UK government, such as removing the cap on high-skilled immigration. However, the committee also made the rather extre...
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Europe and Developing Countries: Time for a New “New Trade Relationship”

August 10, 2018
Europe’s trade relationships with the developing world are up for review, but policymakers are failing to seize the opportunity.