"There is no doubt that they are ready for change," said Dan Hellinger during a public lecture at the School of Public Policy at Central European University on May 4. He went on to the note that Cubans are also very eager to hold on to their health care system, their educational system, and the "strong sense of safety and trust among Cubans of all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds."
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May 3, 2016
Lucia Sobekova (MPA '16) has been working as a consultant on drug policy for the International Crisis Group Latin American Office. In addition to researching the links between drugs and crime in Latin America, she attended UNGASS so that she could inform International Crisis Group about its implications for the future of drug policy.
April 20, 2016
Since commodity prices started crashing in 2013-14, many resource-rich countries around the world have experienced hardship. Some, like Ghana, Mongolia, and Venezuela, have experienced budget crises, requiring painful public spending cuts. Others, like Guinea, Kazakhstan, and Zambia, have delayed oil or mining projects or reduced taxes to try to attract investment.
March 25, 2016
"What is development as practiced by China?" asked Jing Gu, director of the Centre for Rising Powers and Global Development and convener of the Rising Powers in International Development Programme at the Institute of Development Studies. She went on to note that China is having a tremendous global impact, especially on low-income developing countries in Africa and Latin America.
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