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Cambodia: The Two Sides of Intra-Asian Migration
Written by Chak Sopheap
Migration is a worldwide phenomenon from which Cambodia is no exception. After a long decade of isolation due to genocide and political conflict, this country is now integrated with regional blocs or bodies—like ASEAN and WTO—and has adopted the free market system which is meant to respect the free movement […]
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Civil Society Participation and UN Women
Written by Tom Fries
Globalsister.org presses for a role for civil society as advisors and actors in the functioning of UN Women. Read more
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The Quest for Colombian Gold
Written by Juliana Rincon
Colombia’s mining industry is trying to re-write its history. Can it turn paramilitary incursions, envorinmental chaos and land disputes into friendlier mining? Participating in the world economy with a highly strategical mineral and preserving the environment seem to be at odds with each other in Colombia . And issues like […]
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Two steps forward, one step back for Arab civil society
Written by Tom Fries
James Traub, writing in Foreign Policy, discusses the failed effort of the Arab “Forum for the Future” to incorporate civil society, and its ramifications: “A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum”. Read more
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Egyptian civil society: a bellwether for the Arab Spring?
Written by Tom Fries
Did civil society in Egypt presage the uprisings in the Maghreb? Issandr El Amrani suggests that that might be the case, writing in a blog on foreignpolicy.com: “Egyptian Civil Society at Risk”. Read more
