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The tricky transition to democracy: lessons from the Arab Spring?

At an ODI event focused on democratic transition in Libya, Lord Paddy Ashdown stressed the value of multilateral intervention to enable rather than impose change.

Reflecting on Lord Ashdown's call, Marta Foresti and Alina Rocha Menocal discuss ‘strategic patience’ in this ODI podcast: democratic transition is a long, conflictual process and external actors must be realistic and tolerant of imperfection. Alina considers the issues at stake in Libya's transition in this ODI blog.

Piecing together the puzzle of budget support

2012 Advanced course on conflict, crisis and transitions

Can budget support deliver development results? Exploring discussions from our budget support event series, this meeting report summarises the evidence, dilemmas and emerging agenda.

Applications are now open for the July 2012 'Advanced course on conflict, crisis and transitions', a week-long programme targeting mid-career and senior professionals.

How will European Union trade policy respond to new challenges?

Climate resilience: security policy and disaster risk management

Reflecting on the EU's recent communication on trade policy, Dirk Willem te Velde argues that despite good ideas some of the proposed actions could harm development efforts.

Read new ODI resources from our adaptation and resilience team that provide the practical tools required to deal with on-going and future climate extremes.

Gates and innovation in agriculture – is money the issue?

The rocky road to Rio+20

Reflecting on Bill Gates' call to increase innovation in agriculture, Anna Locke says efforts to implement new solutions must focus not only on constraints to delivery but also those to uptake.

ODI researchers examine what is missing from the Rio+20 debate, how discussions will impact the post-2015 agenda, and call for a bolder approach to energy in 2012.

An agenda for change in service delivery

Making systematic reviews work for international development research

Marta Foresti reflects on the politics and incentives that shape service delivery outcomes in different sectors, following a recent workshop with Plan UK.

With increased donor interest in evidence-informed policy-making, the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium considers the value of systematic reviews in this Briefing Paper and blog.

South Sudan: violence in Jonglei

Tracking development trajectories

ODI's Sara Pantuliano talks about the escalating violence in South Sudan on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, and urges the global community to act in this Guardian blog.

This DPR theme issue examines the divergent trajectories of South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, revealing the processes that lead to particular policies and economic outcomes.

Rethinking support for adaptive capacity to climate change

What comes after post-2015? The future of the MDGs

ODI researchers explore the role of development interventions in supporting adaptive capacity to climate change in this briefing paper, report and blog.

In this ODI podcast, Claire Melamed explores what the future holds for the post-2015 MDG framework and how ODI research is contributing to debates.

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