The Broker magazine features expert contributions at the forefront of international development debates. Our stories go beyond mainstream discussions, putting new or different developments into perspective.
About the magazine & archive Experts and authorsTo succeed in Northern Mali, the international community must apply a much broader regional focus beyond current narrow counter-terrorism efforts.
access_time 5 - 7 min
3 November, 2014
label_outline Peace & Security
person Morten Bøås
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While jihadist groups such as Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) were defeated within Mali in 2013, this article highlights five failings of the intervention logic that suggest this was a tactical rather than strategic defeat.
access_time 4 - 6 min
3 November, 2014
label_outline Peace & Security
person Richard Reeve
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Support to SMEs in fragile and conflict-affected states has become a priority for the international development community. Yet thorough analysis of the broader institutional context in which these SMEs operate is needed to explain inequalities in the wider enabling environment and to make these interventions successful.
access_time 6 - 8 min
29 October, 2014
label_outline Inclusive Economy
person Paul Lange
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How informal micro and small enterprises can (if they should at all) make the transition into formal enterprises and how this would affect their growth and employment structure
access_time 4 - 6 min
28 October, 2014
label_outline Inclusive Economy
person Jann Lay
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