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1672. President Evo Morales Ayma of Bolivia
- Author:
- Evo Morales
- Publication Date:
- 11-2008
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features a keynote address by President Evo Morales Ayma of Bolivia followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Democratization, Politics, War on Drugs, International Affairs, and Social Stratification
- Political Geography:
- Latin America and Bolivia
1673. President Danilo Türk of Slovenia
- Author:
- Danilo Türk
- Publication Date:
- 09-2008
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- A keynote address by President Danilo Türk of Slovenia followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Regional Cooperation, and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Balkans and Slovenia
1674. Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making
- Author:
- Saskia Sassen, David Rothkopf, Robert Hormats, Merit Janow, Luis Alberto Moreno, and Alan Murray
- Publication Date:
- 04-2008
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- President Lee C. Bollinger hosts a panel discussion with Columbia University's distinguished alumnus, David Rothkopf (Columbia College '77), on the topic of his provocative new book, Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, International Trade and Finance, and International Affairs
1675. Bribe Payers Index 2008
- Author:
- Juanita Riaño and Robin Hodess
- Publication Date:
- 12-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Transparency International
- Abstract:
- Corruption and bribery are complex transactions that involve both someone who offers a benefit, often a bribe, and someone who accepts, as well as a variety of specialists or intermediaries to facilitate the transaction. By perpetuating the 'abuse of entrusted power for private gain' – Transparency International's (TI) definition of corruption – both the bribe payer and bribe taker cause damage in a number of ways. Ultimately, their corrupt dealings create extreme inequity – both in markets and in societies.
- Topic:
- Corruption, International Trade and Finance, International Affairs, and Governance
1676. Promoting Revenue Transparency: 2008 Report on Revenue Transparency of Oil and Gas Companies
- Publication Date:
- 04-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Transparency International
- Abstract:
- In this report, Transparency International (TI) evaluates 42 leading oil and gas companies on their current policies, management systems and performance in areas relevant to revenue transparency in their upstream operations. Revenue transparency in this report includes three areas of corporate action where disclosure can contribute to improved accountability in the management of extractive revenues: payments to host governments, operations and corporate anti-corruption programmes. The companies are evaluated in a total of 21 countries of operation. This report is a featured product of TI's Promoting Revenue Transparency Project and attempts to characterise current levels of company revenue transparency, to point to best practices, and to suggest areas for improvement.
- Topic:
- Corruption, International Trade and Finance, International Affairs, Natural Resources, and Governance
1677. Palestinians line up for dwindling cash in Gaza
- Author:
- Pal Think
- Publication Date:
- 12-2008
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Pal-Think For Strategic Studies
- Abstract:
- Local banks in Gaza, under pressure from Israeli sanctions, are running out of cash and desperate Palestinians lined up at branches Monday hoping to pull money out of frozen accounts. But most banks have sharply curtailed withdrawals over the past two weeks and some have posted signs telling customers they cannot take out any more money. The U.N. stopped distributing cash handouts to Gaza’s poorest last week. Economists and bank officials are warning that tens of thousands of civil servants will not be able to cash paychecks next month. “No society can operate without money, but that’s the situation we are reaching in Gaza,” said economist Omar Shaban. The Israeli shekel is a widely used currency in the Gaza Strip, and the territory needs at least 400 million shekels, or about $100 million, each month in new currency to replace aging notes and to pay salaries
- Topic:
- International Political Economy and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Gaza
1678. Security Matters
- Author:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Publication Date:
- 01-2008
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Abstract:
- In the second half of 2007 we decided to take the Starlink programme further east and got in touch with the Netherlands Embassy in Astana to investigate possibilities in Kazakhstan. During a fact-finding mission in November 2007 we found that there was a clear need to develop capacity for democratic governance in the security sector of Kazakhstan. The country is engaged in a process of reform that, if successful, will improve oversight of the security agencies, enable the country to fulfil the commitments it undertook in its NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan of 2006, and enhance Kazakhstan’s standing at the OSCE. Kazakhstan will hold the presidency of the OSCE in 2010. It is obvious that Kazakhstan has put in place several of the laws and institutions required for democratic oversight of the security sector, and others are likely to follow. However, Kazakhstan still has some way to go to foster a culture of accountability. Here Starlink training courses will be helpful. The Starlink programme has been included in Kazakhstan’s Individual Partnership Action Plan.
- Topic:
- International Relations and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
1679. Security Matters
- Author:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Publication Date:
- 01-2008
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Centre for European Security Studies
- Abstract:
- CESS is deeply involved in developing and delivering training courses for Security Sector Reform (SSR). In this issue, we will report on our Starlink programme for training development, which has completed its activities in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Starlink is now being introduced in Kazakhstan, and plans are underway to take it to the Western Balkans. Starlink is supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the OSCE. We will also discuss the work CESS has been doing to teach the OECD DAC approach to SSR. In a thought-provoking commentary article Kars de Bruynequestions the conventional intepretation of the spring 2007 crisis in Turkey.
- Topic:
- International Relations and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
1680. Nuclear Weapons: The Politics of Non-Proliferation
- Author:
- Christine Wing
- Publication Date:
- 04-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- International Peace Institute
- Abstract:
- Questions related to nuclear weapons are highly contested in the international arena—including the question of how these weapons constitute a challenge to human and international security. Does the challenge exist mainly in the incorporation of these weapons into military doctrines, or in the possibility that more states and/or terrorists will acquire nuclear capabilities? Have nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence prevented major wars, or are they ultimately destabilizing—or could both be true?
- Topic:
- Nuclear Weapons, Peace Studies, Weapons of Mass Destruction, International Security, and International Affairs