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March 8, 2024

Nigeria
Hafsat Abiola: Invest in Women to Accelerate Progress

The president of Women in Africa (WIA) Initiative, Hafsat Abiola, shares her experiences for International Women’s Day under the theme “Invest in women: Accelerate progress.”

A woman works in a rice mill in Aliade community in the Gwer local government area of the central state of Benue October 4, 2012.

March 12, 2024

Development
The President’s Inbox Recap: Combating Global Poverty

Economic development work is aimed at long-term change in the world’s poorest countries.

A man as viewed carrying his son through a community greenhouse.

January 22, 2024

Economics
An SDR-Linked Bond Can Strengthen the Finances of the World Bank Group

SDR-denominated bonds have the potential to significantly strengthen the balance sheet of both the IBRD (The World Bank) and IDA, freeing up cash and helping both institutions deliver on their mandat…

An SDR-Linked Bond Can Strengthen the Finances of the World Bank Group

January 4, 2024

Taiwan
U.S.-South Korea Coordination Toward China: Maritime Security

The fourth workshop for the project on Bolstering U.S.-South Korean Cooperation to Meet the China Challenge examined how the United States and South Korea should strengthen maritime security cooperat…

Te-An Lien of Taiwan carries the national flag during the opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, on February 9, 2018.

November 21, 2023

India
IMEC Needs a Robust Economic Framework and a Stable West Asia

Delhi’s track record on economic corridors is mixed. IMEC might be different depending on political stability in the region.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose together for a photograph during an official visit reception in Abu Dhabi on July 15, 2023.

January 22, 2024

United States
Responsible Consensus at the WTO Can Save the Global Trading System

The United States needs to convince holdouts such as India to support the concept of plurilateralism.

WTO

January 9, 2020

Social Issues
Invisible Workers on the Global Assembly Line: Behind the Screen

In her new book, Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media, Dr. Sarah T. Roberts reveals the inner workings of the world of content moderation on social media platforms. 

People use computers at an internet cafe in Hefei, Anhui province

November 30, 2023

Myanmar
The Myanmar Army Could Actually Collapse—But Are the United States and Other Powers Ready for Such a Scenario?

Myanmar's military has recently suffered a string of defeats—but the U.S. government seems unprepared to face the country's potential state collapse.

Children sit in the back of a truck while a man in army fatigues holds a gun.