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Civil Society Restores Twitter Access in Pakistan

On May 20, the Pakistani Information Ministry blocked access to world’s largest micro blogging site, Twitter, on the pretext that the company had not removed derogatory material about Prophet Mohammad. Pakistani authorities are known for taking such actions: exactly two years ago in May 2010,...

Pakistani Chambers Prompt Economic Reform Agendas

“All taxable income must be taxed and it should be theme for the reforms for Budget 2012/2013 in order to revitalize the economy.” “The economic crisis is the biggest challenge and further weakness would lead to the point of no return.” – Dr. Farooq Sattar, parliamentary l...

Delivering Dignity in the Arab World through Political and Economic Reform

In the past year since the uprisings in the Arab world, there has been no shortage of debate on the political future of Arab countries. Yet we are all still grappling -- in Washington as in the affected countries -- with the economic dimensions of this upheaval and their implications for political...
Professor Mao Yushi. (Photo: NED)

A Chinese Professor’s Take on China’s Economic and Social Progress

CIPE recently had the honor of inviting Professor Mao Yushi, the winner of the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty awarded by the CATO institute, to share his valuable insight on the current events in China. Professor Mao is the founder of Beijing Unirule Institute of Economics and is one o...

Liberia: A Tenuous Balance

When you land at the Roberts International Airport in Monrovia, Liberia, two things immediately catch your attention: the national flag and the sizeable fleet of United Nations helicopters, planes, and armored vehicles. The stars and stripes of the Liberian flag speak to the country's unique origi...

Rethinking Corporate Citizenship

Corporate citizenship, or corporate social responsibility (CSR), is a frequently contested issue. For one, no universally agreed upon definition of it exists, so many debates focus on what the term actually means. But more fundamentally, differences in what corporate citizenship should entail stem...

Voices of Youth: Meet the Essay Contest Winners, Part 1

In 2011, youth movements around the world confronted dictators, demanded economic opportunity, and fought for political inclusivity. Young activists on the front lines of protest movements from Egypt to Chile made international headlines and challenged the status quo. But youth are not only agents...

Friday Wrap-Up: Youth, Entrepreneurship, and Independent Media

This week on the blog: We published the first the winning essays from the CIPE Youth Essay Contest, "The World's Youngest Democracy" by Vikas Joshi. ChamberL.I.N.K.S. participants were in Washington to share the lessons they learned working at chambers and business associations in the United Stat...

Reflections on my Week in Bosnia Herzegovina

Simple statements don't do justice to the complicated reality of politics and daily life in Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH).   The press release sounds like many others but there is so much more to say: "The Office of Public Affairs of the U.S. Embassy, as part of the Embassy's ongoing efforts to prom...
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