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Creating Inclusive Youth Employment in Fragile States

The importance of youth employment programs in fragile states is gaining increased awareness.

Invest, Don’t Donate: The Power of Early Stage Investment for Start-ups

*This is a joint post with Audrey Selian and Ken Hynes

Developing a Value Chain Approach for Peacebuilding in Resource-Rich Fragile States

Friction between extractive industry firms and local communities over actual or assumed grievances is a major conflict trigger in resource-rich fragile states.  Examples would include displace

Minerals and Mafias in Afghanistan

When the New York Times reported last year that the U.S.

Business and Armed Non-State Actors in Conflict Zones

Companies have an abiding interest in establishing peace and stability as the foundations for investment, reducing risk and, ultimately, the returns that they can offer to shareholders.

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