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July 22, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
President Obama Visits Kenya and Ethiopia

Whatever decision the White House makes in selecting the countries included on a presidential visit to Africa, it is bound to draw critical scrutiny. On July 24, President Obama departs for a trip to…

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March 7, 2017

United States
Automation is Changing Latin America Too

While politicians have focused primarily on the effects of trade, automation is rapidly transforming the nature of work. A recent McKinsey report estimates that half of the labor done today can be tu…

July 20, 2016

Economics
Hacking the Gender Gap: Why the Tech Industry Needs More Women

This post is by Becky Allen, a research associate for the Women and Foreign Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations. As evidenced by the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women program, the Tory Bur…

A worker is seen during manufacturing process for Egypt's first tablet computer "Inar" at a factory in Benha

March 25, 2016

Americas
CSMD Spring Break Reading List

As Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy (CSMD) heads into spring break, here is what we will be reading. “This Week in Markets and Democracy” will return, relaxed and refreshed, on Friday, April 8…

People walk on the rock at the Trou aux Biches beach on the Indian Ocean island Mauritius (Reuters/Jacky Naegelen).