My nomination is here. I’m certain there are other contenders. Suggestions from readers?
I have received some comments flak for suggesting that clowns ought to have borders. While I was only half serious, it’s worth pointing out that
When I wrote my book on war, I avoided ongoing conflicts because I didn’t want the book to be dated the moment it came out.
It began a few years ago, when prominent democracy rating organizations started downgrading the United States, putting its institutions on par with Panama, Argentina, or
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action First some good news – congratulations to development economist and dewormer Ted Miguel, social psychologist
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. Dean Karlan with Abhijit Banerjee. Photo definitely not courtesy of Yale or MIT. There’s been some
I decided to overhaul my Master’s level course this year, adding new material and dropping old. I was laboring under the reading and re-reading and
A beautiful graphic by Raul Amoros. Hat tip @d_wlkr. If you’re burning to explain this madness, and want to go beyond “U.S. interests in oil,
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis at Innovations for Poverty Action. Chris has generously offered to let us at IPA (where he’s a Research Affiliate) share
To my great surprise, the answer might be “yes”. There has been a surge of interest in conflict early warning. More like a frenzy. Ushahidi
Oxfam is busily providing relief to drought- and famine-struck people in the Horn. On Wednesday, Duncan Green, Oxfam’s research director, asked his blog readers whether
Readers of this blog know that this author is NOT a big fan of external military intervention as an instrument of a ludicrously broadened concept
In the midst of my podcast binge (it was a long drive to and from Ottawa) I listened to the libertarian EconTalk interview Paul Collier
The actual randomization reminded me of the children’s game Duck, Duck, Goose. The local leaders and several AVSI employees walked in a circle, plucking pieces
Regular readers will be familiar with this blog’s ongoing, heartless War on Clowns. A reader alerts me that my comical nemeses have enlisted a new ally: Operation Sock
UPDATE: Position has been filled. Thanks for your interest. Fancy running a field research project around land conflict resolution or ex-combatant reintegration? I’m looking for
It looks like my hopes for soccer diplomacy may have been premature. My wife Jeannie was supposed to travel to Abeche on Saturday, near the
A reader writes to me about the ethics of employing domestic servants when living abroad: I spent several years working in Africa and faced this
I first met Johnson Borh at a DC restaurant. It was his first time outside Liberia, and he looked a little overwhelmed and homesick. I’d
