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Fallacies about aid and development
Generally, blogs are a pretty good way to hear from people with direct experience and expertise…
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Kaletsky is over-optimistic
Anatole Kaletsky has this article in the May 2005 edition of Prospect which argues that economics…
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The politics of aid and NGOs
I was very struck by this article by the BBC’s Lara Pawson, about the behaviour of…
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Making us safe
An email has flooded in, commenting on my blog, from someone calling himself "Chipper". He says:…
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Don’t mention the war …
Lovely quote from Malcolm Rifkind, today appointed as the shadow to David Blunkett, Secretary of State…
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Things the UN Does Well
Another very interesting post at Democracy Arsenal, this time reminding us of ten things the UN…
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Sudan, and what America stands for
I commend to you an excellent article at Democracy Arsenal about Sudan, and the failure of…
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Changing behaviour by policy
The British Government’s new website on sustainable development is a commendably thoughtful contribution. WorldChanging.com has an…
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How AIDS is being defeated in Uganda
AidsMatters reports that two recent reviews of Uganda’s celebrated "ABC" (abstinence, be faithful, condoms) approach to…