How can we understand the emerging donors? The role of ‘emerging’ donors is currently at the heart of the international aid discourse, ...

The project entailed organising a seminar in Oslo cohosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affiars/Norad and CMI, with presentations by researchers from China, ...

The dismal human rights situation in North Korea is commonly met by a call for economic sanctions by the international community. A different kind of approach would be to expand economic relations with North Korea to strengthen forces that would support a move towards more democracy.

North Korea Conference

The expansion of the international donor community clearly challenges the current "consensus" of a new "harmonised" aid architecture, ...

Heavy aid dependence can have significant effects on institutions and governance. In Botswana, Mauritius, Korea and Taiwan, high levels of aid reinforced ...

2000 delegates met at the 4th high level meeting on aid effectiveness in Busan, Korea from 29 November to 1 December 2011 to review global progress ...

MED GOD DRAHJELP fra Vladimir Putin fikk amerikanerne til et lite mesterstykke på siste Nato-møte i Oslo. Det som begynte som et problem ...

There may be many factors that diminish or destroy trust in governmental institutions. However, none may destroy trust easier or faster than unethical ...

A new CMI study "Should I stay or should I go!" will look into this question. When is it in the interest of a corporation to exit a repressive country? When do ethical considerations imply that a company should close down operations in a country?

Ethiopian women are flocking to the labour market making money of their own. Does this mean that there will be more gender equality? With a grant from the Research Council of Norway's scheme for Young Talented Researchers, CMI’s Lovise Aalen will lead a new project studying the impact of economic growth on the lives of women in developmental states.

Ei nyreist kjempe raslar i sablane, medan ein gamal hegemon sit tungt på bakbeina.

Xi Jinping vert leiar av eit Kina som er svært ulikt det landet der Hu Jintao tok over leiarskapen i 2002. Dei neste fem åra skal han leie ei nyreist kjempe med store utfordringar, og teikn til veksesmerter.