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December 6, 2007

Emerging Markets
The new financial superpowers (part 1)

In James Clavell’s Noble House, there is a scene where a fictional Scottish trading house operating in colonial Hong Kong ends either a run on its bank or a run on its stock (or maybe both – I forget…

October 1, 2018

Digital Policy
What to Expect at the 2018 ITU Plenipotentiary Meeting

From October 29 to November 16, the International Telecommunication Union will hold its quadrennial plenipotentiary meeting in Dubai. Some of the topics up for discussion will prove controversial.

Brazil indigenous cell phone

June 28, 2013

Education
Water Hauling and Girls’ Education

The power of girls’ education in producing economic and social dividends has now been well-documented – indeed, it has come to be seen as one of the most potent vaccines against poverty and disease. …

RTR2EDP3

September 3, 2021

Global
Eight More Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching

Every summer Friday, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: non-English language films from around the world. 

Three movie posters in black frames: Das Boot (man in naval cap behind a submarine); Osama (child in front of veiled women); The French Minister (man sitting on his desk in an office)

September 22, 2016

Digital Policy
The Problem With the United Nations Setting Tech Standards for Your Internet Devices

Dominique Lazanski lives and works in London. She has over 16 years of experience working in the Internet industry. She is writing in a personal capacity and her views do not necessarily reflect thos…

CFR Cyber Net Politics WTSA Tunisia