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Singapore 50 years ago, and now: An Asian middle way?

A Harvard professor with a long acquaintance with Singapore reflects on its socialist roots and says it should continue to show the world a middle way.

Lessons from Estonia on Digital Government

What Canada can learn from a tiny country that devised a coordinated, efficient system to serve its citizens using what’s called platform government.

Privacy of Digital Government Services

Protecting Democracy in an Era of Cyber Information War

The early years of the Internet were marked by a libertarian optimism about its decentralizing and democratizing effects.

The Trump Administration Is Making a Mockery of the Supreme Court

Two years ago this week, President Trump signed an executive order banning travelers from a number of Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. The fallout has been dire.

Making Moves Matter: Experimental Evidence on Incentivizing Bureaucrats through Performance-Based Postings

Bureaucracies often post staff to better or worse locations, ostensibly to provide incentives.

The First Decade of Open Data Has Been a Win — but Not for the Reasons You Think

When data.gov launched in May of 2009, the site seemed to fulfill a vision of openness and rebuilding trust that defined President Obama’s first electoral campaign.

Realizing the Potential of PPPs to Advance Asia's Infrastructure Development

This publication shows how public–private partnerships (PPPS) can be effective to meet Asia’s growing infrastructure needs. It shows how governments and their development partners can use PPPs to pro

The State of the State Department and American Diplomacy

The U.S. State Department serves a critical role for the nation. Its men and women in the Foreign and Civil Service are on the front lines for the U.S. in over 277 embassies and consulates abroad.

The Social Origins of Institutional Weakness and Change: Preferences, Power, and Police Reform in Latin America

Despite historic increases in crime and violence, Latin America’s police forces are characterized by long periods of institutional weakness punctuated by rare, sweeping reforms.