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Why America Needs to Ramp Up Aid to Pakistan

August 18, 2010
This is a joint post with Wren Elhai, and first appeared on Foreign Policy's AfPak Channel. "Heart-wrenching," said U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Sunday upon surveying Pakistan's ongoing floods. The U.N. chief called the floods "the worst natural disaster" he said he had ever seen. The num...
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Can You Text me Money Now? Using Mobile Phones for Cash Transfers

May 18, 2010
In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, major wireless carriers used text messages to speed up and simplify donation processes, allowing thousands of people to send financial support via their mobile phones. Within two days, USD$2 million was raised for Haitian relief efforts. Will mobile phones se...