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David Steven
David Steven is a senior fellow at the UN Foundation and at New York University, where he founded the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children and the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, a multi-stakeholder partnership to deliver the SDG targets for preventing all forms of violence, strengthening governance, and promoting justice and inclusion. He was lead author for the ministerial Task Force on Justice for All and senior external adviser for the UN-World Bank flagship study on prevention, Pathways for Peace. He is a former senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of The Risk Pivot: Great Powers, International Security, and the Energy Revolution (Brookings Institution Press, 2014). In 2001, he helped develop and launch the UK’s network of climate diplomats. David lives in and works from Pisa, Italy.
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The EU wins the Olympics
Earlier today, I demonstrated that - official medal table notwithstanding - the US is winning the Olympics. But it seems I spoke too soon. It turns out that...
USA wins Olympics
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Cyberattack on Georgia
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Nigeria’s feral universities
Never mind feral cities, Nigeria has feral universities. From the Economist: A young man whispers a confession: as a university student, he killed six or...
In Pakistan, my advice to the US – RTFM
So...The US is hassling Pakistan to crack down on its border regions. But it wants the Pakistanis to use the same tactics that it failed with in Afghanistan...
Live to fight another day
I think Jules gets it wrong in his analysis of the options facing David Miliband. Jules writes: If he doesn't make an outright challenge for the leadership...
Resilience – what level?
Over at The Interpreter, Sam Roggeveen picks up on Alex's post on Doha to wonder whether a concern for resilience automatically leads to protectionism: On one...
Disruptive politics – a user’s guide
Take a two-party system. Drop it into a multi-connected, media frenzied world. And what you get is a system with two steady states and dramatic swings between...
Pakistan’s only problem
There have been lots of suicide bombings in Pakistan lately, corruption is rife, and the education system is in a terrible state. But only 2% of Pakistanis...
Gangs – Karachi-style
Lyari is Karachi's most lawless district - with two warring gangs battling for territory. Outsiders never visit and residents struggle to survive. According...
Pakistan – chaos and more chaos
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Great moments in public diplomacy
George Bush prepares for his post-presidential stand up career: The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle...
Launching a new approach to public diplomacy
Last night, I was on Capitol Hill for the launch of the FCO's new book on public diplomacy. As Alex noted earlier, we have a chapter in the book on public...
Towards a Theory of Influence
Chapter by Alex Evans and David Steven in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office publication, 'Engagement: public diplomacy in a globalised world' (July 2008)....
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Like Alex, I spoke at the United Nations University symposium on climate change and innovation on Friday - and one notable theme was the ferocious kicking...
A Low Carbon World – Pathways to a Global Deal
Speech by David Steven at the UNU G8 Symposium (4 July 2008)
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