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Democracy That Delivers #246: Leading from the Emerging Future with Dr. Otto Scharmer

02.23.2021 |

On this episode of Democracy that Delivers, Dr. Otto Scharmer, Senior Lecturer in the MIT Management Sloan School and co-founder of the Presencing Institute joins our host Ken Jaques and Co-host Anna Kompanek, Director of CIPE’s Global Programs. Dr. Scharmer explains his new way of thinking about...

Democracy That Delivers #245: Myanmar Coup, Protests, and Life on the Ground with Khin Lay, Founder and Director of Triangle Women’s Support Group

02.16.2021 |

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is under the control of its army after a military coup overturned a free and fair election on February 1, 2021. On this episode of Democracy that Delivers we’re joined by Khin Lay, a civil society leader living and working in the country; she shares an inside look at...

Stories of Resourcefulness and Resilience: Key Takeaways from the COVID-19 and Eurasian Women Entrepreneurs Essay Series Launch Event

02.12.2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the landscape for entrepreneurs everywhere. Over the past year, women entrepreneurs have faced disproportionate challenges in maintaining and sustaining their businesses for future operations. The Center for International Private Enterprise is working to understand ...

Democracy That Delivers #244: ESG, Corruption, and the Bright Future of Responsible Investing with Gabriel Thoumi

02.11.2021 |

What is Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) and how is it changing investing? Why has investor adoption of ESG accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic? What does the broadening of compliance standards driven by ESG mean for global anticorruption efforts? Please join a discussion of these que...

Tracking the Right to Information in Asia

02.11.2021

Across Asia, the process of obtaining government information through transparent mechanisms is a challenge. Many countries in the region still lack national laws defining the Right to Information (RTI), a crucial component for developing and maintaining public trust in government. Since the ability ...

Artificial intelligence, economic growth, and the future of work in Argentina

02.10.2021

We are on the verge of a new industrial revolution, where artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to change everything: the way we produce, consume, trade, and work. The experience of the previous industrial revolutions—the steam engine at the end of the eighteenth century, electricity in t...

Democracy That Delivers #243: Promoting Free Trade in Nigeria and Throughout Africa with Dr. Jonathan Aremu

02.09.2021 |

COVID-19 is disrupting supply chains and slowing economic integration around the globe. Nigeria is no exception. Still, the virus hasn’t prevented free trade advocates in Africa from moving ahead. In this edition of Democracy that Delivers, Dr. Jonathan Aremu, a university professor and forme...

Promoting Democracy is the Key to Eradicating Corruption and Violent Extremism in the Sahel

02.09.2021

For many in the Sahel, 2021 signals the continuation of a degrading situation, burdened by multiple crises, with no end in sight. 2020 marked the deadliest year for civilians in the central Sahel, with more than 6,600 civilians killed in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger between October 2019 and the end...

Businesses, Government, are Working Together to help Ethiopia Weather Covid-19

02.08.2021

The Covid-19 pandemic is hammering Ethiopian businesses. While life is slowly returning to a socially-distanced “normal,” the economic impacts of Covid-19 are rippling across the economy and making it difficult for small businesses to stay open. CIPE’s partner, the B...

Democracy That Delivers #242: Moldova’s Parliamentary Elections, Economic Reforms, and Anti-Corruption Efforts with MP Dumitru Alaiba

02.02.2021 |

Democracy is a journey, not a destination. Around the world, uprisings and challenges are familiar to many democratic political leaders. But there are always paths to progress. For example, political leaders in Moldova are working hard to build democratic norms and strengthen the country’s instit...