Policy Briefs

War in Our Time: Reflections on Iraq, Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Policy Brief No. 4, 2007

AUTHORS:

Ramesh Thakur

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Conflict

Is Human Reproductive Cloning Inevitable: Future Options for UN Governance

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Policy Report, October 2007

AUTHORS:

Brendan Tobin, Chamundeeswari Kuppuswamy, Darryl Macer and Mihaela Serbulea

Human Rights, Technology & Innovation

Measuring Human Well-being: Key Findings and Policy Lessons

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Policy Brief No. 3, 2007

AUTHORS:

David Clark and Mark McGillivray

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Economic Development, Human Security, Poverty

Linking Globalization to Poverty

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Policy Brief No. 2, 2007

AUTHORS:

Machiko Nissanke and Erik Thorbecke

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Economic Development, Poverty

Protracted Refugee Situations and Peacebuilding

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Policy Brief No. 1, 2007

AUTHORS:

Edward Newman, Gary Troeller, Gil Loescher and James Milner

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Multilateralism Under Challenge?

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Research Brief No. 1, 2006

AUTHORS:

Edward Newman, John Tirman and Ramesh Thakur

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Using Science and Technology Indicators to support knowledge-based economies

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Policy Brief No. 11, 2006

AUTHORS:

Hugo Hollanders and Robert Tijssen

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Foreign Direct Investment: Key Issues for Promotion Agencies

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Policy Brief No. 10, 2006

AUTHORS:

Mariana Zanatta, Ionara Costa and Sergey Filippov

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The Ethical Challenges of International Human Rights NGOs

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Policy Brief No. 9, 2006

AUTHORS:

Daniel Bell and Jean-Marc Coicaud

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Mobilizing Talent for Global Development

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Policy Brief No. 7, 2006

AUTHORS:

Andrés Solimano

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Renewable Energy Technologies in Developing Countries – Lessons from Mauritius, China and Brazil

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Policy Report, July 2006

AUTHORS:

Grant Boyle, Kassiap Deepchand, Li Hua and Emilio L. bre La Rovere

Energy

A Global Partnership for Eradicating Poverty: Prospects and Potentials

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Policy Brief No. 6, 2006

AUTHORS:

Helena Sterwe, Martina Timmermann and Prakhar Sharma

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The Chemical Weapons Convention: Implementation, Challenges and Opportunities

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Policy Brief No. 8, 2006

AUTHORS:

Ramesh Thakur and Tejal Chandan

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Fiscal Policy for Poverty Reduction, Reconstruction, and Growth

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Policy Brief No. 5, 2006

AUTHORS:

Tony Addison, Alan Roe and Matthew Smith

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International Criminal Accountability and Children’s Rights

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Policy Brief No. 4, 2006

AUTHORS:

Karin Arts and Vesselin Popovski

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Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Transport Alternatives: Issues for Developing Countries

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Policy Brief No. 3, 2006

AUTHORS:

Grant Boyle and Lynn Mytelka

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The Impact of Spoilers on Peace Processes and Peacebuilding

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Policy Brief No. 2, 2006

AUTHORS:

Edward Newman and Oliver Richmond

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Open Source and Open Standards: A New Frontier for Economic Development?

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Policy Brief No. 1, 2006

AUTHORS:

Philipp Schmidt and Rishab Aiyer Ghosh

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Implementing the Ecosystem Approach in Open Ocean and Deep Sea Environments

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2006

AUTHORS:

Marjo Vierros, Salvatore Aricò and Fanny Douvere

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Biodiversity

What can the European Central Bank learn from Africa?

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Policy Brief No. 4, 2005

AUTHORS:

David Fielding

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