by Global Development Institute | Nov 28, 2016 | Comment
The first issue of Dabiq appeared in July 2014, the week after the Islamic State (ad-Dawlah al-Islamiyah – or simply ad-Dawlah to its citizens (Weiss and Hassan, 2015: xi)) captured Syria’s largest oilfield, with the announcement it had re-established the khilafah...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 25, 2016 | Comment, Uncategorized
Throughout the month of December we will be running a GDI Advent Calendar to highlight some of the great work carried out by our academics in 2016. Each day we will bring you a different journal article, working paper or book by our researchers. At the Global...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 24, 2016 | Comment
On Wednesday, 23 November, Dr Saleemul Huq from International Center for Climate Change and Development, Dhaka discussed The Magic Number: 1.5°C or 2°C Limit on Warming? And what does this actually mean for Least Developed Countries? You can find the video and...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 22, 2016 | Comment
The ‘Rising Powers’, especially China, India and Brazil, have now become key players in the global economy. Yet, we still know too little about how these economies are engaging with and potentially shaping, the rules that govern international trade and global...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 21, 2016 | Comment
Professor David Hulme, Executive Director of the Global Development Institute, will be visiting Washington DC at the end of November. Whilst in the United States he will be taking part in three events highlighting his two latest books, ‘Should Rich Nations Help the...