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Nick Scott has published an interesting post on the ODI blog: The 2012 ODI online awards – and some insights they offer into ‘success’. On Think Tanks was spared...
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This article on how Western think-tanks got it wrong on the Arab Spring got me thinking about recent discussions about think tanks' impact. A great deal of emphasis is...
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We have put together some examples of the types of videos that think tanks can use for several purposes, as part of an initiative to illustrate the array of communication tools available. The videos have been...
A couple of weeks ago, as part of the Think Tank Initiative Exchange, I participated in a panel on successful policy engagement alongside Nancy Birdsall of the Center...