28 January 2013

Arab Spring two years on - What's wrong with the Middle East? What's wrong with us?

It's easier to tear down a dictatorship than it is to build a democracy in its place, writes LI's President and CEO, Jeffrey Gedmin (Huffington Post).

"There's suffering, uncertainty and threats that loom. But seriously, did we actually not understand two years ago that we were at the beginning of a long and dangerous process? Do we really think that, once shackles are thrown off, peace and prosperity automatically break out?"

Read the full article here.

04 March 2013 Five Traps for Putin - Report
Though it may not appear so on the surface, the era of ‘managed democracy’ and ‘Putinism by consent’ is coming to an end. In a new 'Transitions Forum' report, author Ben Judah identifies five risks to Putin’s grip on power and to Russia’s stability in general.
04 December 2012 Free Speech, Free Press, Free Societies
In a new Transitions Forum paper, Jerry Timmins discusses how media regulation can help create the foundations for prosperity and peace in transitional countries with some insights from conversations in post-genocide Rwanda and post-revolutionary Libya.
23 November 2012 Introducing the Libya Media Wiki - Snapshot of a Country in Transition
www.libyamediawiki.com is a unique, open, assessment tracking the transformation of Libyan media since the revolution.

23 May 2013 Women On Stage: Theatre, Social Progress, And Prosperity
Dame Harriet Walter, one of Britain's leading actors, will discuss the interpretation of female roles and what it tells us about social progress and prosperity.
21 May 2013 Lessons from Afghanistan
Jean d’Amécourt, former French Ambassador to Afghanistan, presents his new book in conversation with Mark Sedwill, Permanent Secretary at the Home Office and former UK Ambassador to Afghanistan.
07 May 2013 Towards a Reform of Egyptian Subsidies
In a discussion at the Legatum Institute, the Cato Institute's Dalibor Rohac will present a new paper arguing for an immediate elimination of subsidies and their replacement with a stream of unconditional cash transfers.

30 October 2012 Legatum Prosperity Index extends its reach --- American Dream at risk in key election year
In an unprecedented fall, the US drops out of the top ten of the 2012 Legatum Prosperity Index. The new edition of the index also includes 32 new entrants, bringing the total number of countries to 142 and extending the Prosperity Index coverage to 96% of the world’s population and 99% of global GDP.
24 July 2012 Gus O'Donnell to Chair Legatum Institute Commission on Wellbeing Policy
LONDON (24 July, 2012) The Legatum Institute is establishing a high-level Commission to examine the policy implications of wellbeing research. The Commission on Wellbeing Policy will be chaired by Gus O'Donnell who, until late 2011, was the UK Cabinet Secretary, the highest-ranking official in the Civil Service.
03 February 2012 Dalai Lama Accepts Legatum Institute Invitation for Joint Work on Ethics and Public Policy
Through a series of multi-disciplinary conferences and papers, the project will explore policy options that support and advance healthy, free and prosperous societies.

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