CGD President Nancy Birdsall and research assistant Wren Elhai's essay on development progress in Pakistan was mentioned in a Huffington Post article on the growing rift between the US and Pakistan.
CGD president Nancy Birdsall, research and communications Wren Elhai and senior policy analyst Molly Kinder's article on Pakistan and the limitations of U.S. leverage was published on Foreign Policy's AfPak Channel.
Former Prime Minister of the U.K. Tony Blair gave a speech at CGD titled, "Making Government Work Will Transform Africa" to a crowd of approximately 300 guests and numerous members of the media. Below are media highlights from the event.
WASHINGTON, D.C.(December 16, 2010)-Tony Blair today set out his vision for a new partnership with Africa, in which the international community supports committed African leaders to transform their countries by making government work better.