When the United States officially launched the global hunger and food security initiative called Feed the Future in May 2010, it was unclear whether the surge of development assistance and renewed commitment to address hunger and poverty would make a profound difference in...

China’s recent global infrastructure development initiatives serve to place it at the center of Asian regional and worldwide economic activity, while also meeting a critical need in the developing world. 

Bangladesh, once derisively referred to by Henry Kissinger as a “basket case” for its seemingly intractable poverty, has made impressive strides across development sectors in the past three decades, particularly in agriculture.

The people of Zanzibar go to the polls on March 20 to choose a new president and government for the second time in five months. The previous election was annulled three days after the vote, in what was widely seen as a move by elements within the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi...

In Southeast Asia, Japan can be said to enjoy unrivaled popularity. According to the 2015 Pew Global Attitudes survey, an average of about 80 percent of respondents surveyed across four Southeast Asian countries said they hold a favorable view of Japan. While...

Last Saturday at 10:00 a.m., Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), held a press conference during the annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC). Flanked by his deputies, his task was to reassure the world that...

The Northern Triangle of Central America, consisting of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, suffers from weak and often failing judicial and law enforcement systems. Whether overpowered by the forces of organized crime and gangs or merely affected by a lack of judicial...

Though international development experts rarely agree upon anything, most accept that effective and accountable government institutions, including security institutions, are a prerequisite for other development. In fragile and conflict countries, institutions are often...

Hong Kyttack is the vice president and Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

Social and economic issues around the world do not adhere to singular sectors or regional areas, but development interventions often do.