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1. G-20 - CIGI: Ontario

2. Yogyakarta - ASEM

3. G-20 - CIGI:Ontario

4. Brussels April 2010

5. Reorganising Europe's foreign affairs: what role for international development

6. The spring package is a promising start

7. Brussels March 2010

9. From regional club to global player: how Lisbon could transform Europe

10. G-20 -- a starting gun for recovery

11. The alarm bells are ringing on aid, but the UK is leading the way

12. Dealing with the crisis: here comes the EU

13. The G-20 is a temporary sticking plaster, not a full organ transplant

14. The seven principles for a global 're-boot'

15. Multilateralism in action

16. Can we move from a risk framework to an opportunities framework in international development?

17. High drama at the High Level Forum

18. The Millenium Development Goals are at risk: The EU should give them new momentum

19. The food crisis: are we making progress?

20. Reform of the International System: the momentum is building

21. The food price crisis: another 'lost decade' for development?

22. Rome exceeded expectations; will the G8 do the same?

23. Tackling the food price crisis: 5 steps

24. Will rising food prices derail development efforts?

25. Where next for DfID? A public debate is needed on the forthcoming PSA and budget settlement

26. Re-imagining EU development aid

27. Important messages from the UK government on international development. Are we listening?

28. A master-class in bridging research and policy

29. What future for the World Bank?

30. Globalisation and Global Poverty Policy Group Report

31. Where are the political divides on international development?

32. Will the new EU Code of Conduct on Division of Labour improve or undermine aid quality?

33. Is Tony Blair’s legacy on Africa at risk?

34. Is Sir Mike Aaronson right to call for DfID to be merged back with the FCO?

35. Is DfID any good or isn't it? And who's asking?

36. What will the High Level Panel on UN Reform announce this Thursday?

37. Blunt and brutal. But UN reform is possible. Blair, Brown and Benn can make it happen

38. What do readers think of Bill Easterly's book, 'The White Man's Burden'?

39. Is ‘human security’ a neat way of framing a poverty-focused aid programme, or a clever device for the EU to appropriate development aid for the purposes of foreign policy?

40. Can the International Health Partnership deliver a new way of funding health spending?

41. Six approaches to fragile states

42. Is the WTO too complicated? Or not complicated enough?

43. The cost of war: DRC seeks £10 billion from Uganda

44. Diplomats and NGOs to blame for UN Summit failure – send them all to boot camp

45. UN Summit: Getting the structures right and securing effective collective action

46. The pilot IFF gets the go-ahead. Now is the time to start talking about the future aid architecture

47. A special $20 billion aid fund for Africa? Perhaps, but not just yet…

48. 'Yes, but... or Yes, and...': How to pitch the 2005 debate

49. UK suspension of aid to Ethiopia raises accountability questions

50. Debt is a Red Herring: It's Really About Aid and Trade!