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Democracy that Delivers #118: CIPE’s Ali Ayadi on Tunisia Elections and Reform Efforts

On this new podcast, a look at the political and economic situation in Tunisia with CIPE Country Representative Ali Ayadi. The North African country recently held its first municipal elections since 2011 and voters chose more than 7200 new local leaders. Want to hear more? Listen to previous podca...

Democracy that Delivers #117: Richard Javad Heydarian on Populism and Governance in the Philippines

On this week’s Democracy that Delivers podcast: International columnist and author Richard Javad Heydarian shares first-hand observations and insightful analysis on the latest developments and challenges related to governance and democracy in the Philippines. In a discussion on Asian geopolitics,...

Democracy that Delivers #116: LIBEK’s Petar Cekerevac on Reform Efforts in Serbia

Petar Čekerevac, the Executive Manager of LIBEK, a Serbian organization promoting individual liberty and a free market economy, sat down with CIPE’s Ken Jaques and Natalia Otel Belen to discuss the evolution of his home country economically and politically since the Yugoslav Wars. Čekerevac say...

Democracy that Delivers #114: Leading Anti-Corruption Expert Alina Mungiu-Pippidi Reveals What Approaches Really Work

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund, currently holding their Spring meetings in Washington, cite corruption as a top challenge to promoting inclusive economic growth and ending extreme poverty. However, studies indicate that many anti-corruption interventions fail to have a significant i...

Democracy that Delivers #113: Brazilian Official Renato de Oliveira Capanema Explains His Nation’s Latest Efforts to Control Corruption

The central theme of the upcoming Summit of the Americas will be “Democratic Governance against Corruption”. Many attending countries are weathering scandals that have reached the highest levels of government, including host nation Peru and neighboring Brazil. For insight on how some...

Democracy that Delivers #112: Pavol Demeš on the Changing Roles of Slovakia’s Civil Society and NGOs

Following recent unrest in Slovakia, there is much speculation about changes in the political landscape. CIPE looks at the evolving roles of Slovakia’s civil society and NGOs in recent decades with Pavol Demeš, a Transatlantic Fellow for the German Marshall Fund. Demeš describes events of the 1...

Democracy that Delivers #111: Jessica Batke on the Future of Foreign NGOs in China

Prior to 2017, China expert Jessica Batke describes the workings of foreign NGOs in China as the “Wild West,” with vague regulations that were not enforced. This changed in January 2017, when China passed the Foreign NGO Law (FNGO). The legislation allows the Chinese government to have more ove...

Democracy that Delivers #110: U.S. Embassy’s Brad Coley on PNG

The CIPE-supported Women’s Business Resource Centre (WBRC) in Papua New Guinea has helped more than 1,000 women since opening its doors in late 2016. Women in the Pacific island nation, located near Australia, are considered to be among the most oppressed in the world. They have few rights and do...

Democracy that Delivers #109: Think Tank CARE Algeria’s Samy Boukaila

Algeria continues to face important challenges posed by the fall in oil prices four years ago, according to the IMF. Mission Chief for Algeria Jean-Francois Dauphin and his team completed a routine visit to the nation in early March. Their discussions with Algerian government officials focused on t...

Democracy that Delivers #108: Former Malawi President Joyce Banda on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Africa

Former Malawi President Joyce Banda says there is much work left for her to do back at home. President Banda is returning to Malawi following several years in the United States and the completion of a fellowship with the Woodrow Wilson Center for Global Development. During her 2012-2014 presidency,...

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