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Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2019

Posted Jan 17, 2019 |  by Africa Growth Initiative, Brookings

Africa offers new opportunities for trade and investment and is drawing interest from a diverse group of external partners. In this report by the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings, authors suggest that democracy is consolidating, although the prevalence of tensions and, in some countries, violence, pose constraints. The authors offer... Read More

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Mapping Just Transition(s) to a Low-Carbon World

Posted on Jan 17, 2019 | in category: Delivering sustainable economic growth | by UN Research Institute for Social Development

Just Transition (JT) - the idea that justice and equity must be made integral to the transition towards a low-carbon world - is coming to counter the idea that environmental protection and the...  Read More

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10 Conflicts to Watch in 2019

Posted on Jan 17, 2019 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by  International Crisis Group, Robert Malley

Robert Malley argues in this assessment of 10 key conflicts for the International Crisis Group that as the era of US primacy fades, more leaders are testing limits in domestic affairs and...  Read More

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The European Union: A Model under Pressure

Posted on Jan 13, 2019 | in category: Improving global governance | by GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Tobias Lenz

In this article for the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Tobias Lenz looks at the European Union as a model for other regional organisation against the background of Brexit, the...  Read More

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From One to Many: Cash Transfer Debates in Ending Extreme Poverty

Posted on Jan 13, 2019 | in category: Reducing poverty and improving equity | by Brookings Institution, George Ingram, John McArthur

Nigeria, DRC, Madagascar, South Sudan, and Mozambique will likely be home to more than half the world’s extremely poor people by 2030. George Ingram and John McArthur suggest in this report...  Read More

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Here's how we solve the Global Crisis of Tribalism and Democratic Decay

Posted on Jan 14, 2019 | in category: Sharing core norms and values | by World Economic Forum, Tim Dixon

There is a deepening distrust among people caused by tribalism and intolerance of those with different backgrounds. This makes pluralist societies less resilient, more vulnerable to social...  Read More

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Governing Private Sector Self-Help in Cyberspace: Analogies from the Physical World

Posted on Jan 14, 2019 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by  Carnegie Endowment for Democracy, Wyatt Hoffman, Steven Nyikos

The cyber risk landscape has deteriorated in recent years with massive ransomware attacks, large-scale data breaches, evidence of pervasive cyber vulnerabilities, and aggressive, persistent...  Read More

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