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The World Today - October issueThe World Today - October issue
Monday 6 October 2008
The current financial crisis should come as no surprise, writes Dr Paola Subacchi in this month's The World Today....

Somali Piracy: A Growing Issue for Africa and the International CommunitySomali Piracy: A Growing Issue for Africa and the International Community
Thursday 2 October 2008
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has more than doubled in 2008 and threatens to disrupt international trade and...

Six Perspectives on the Georgia ConflictSix Perspectives on the Georgia Conflict
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Six new briefing notes from the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House offer analysis and insight on the...

Piracy in Somalia: Threatening Global Trade, Feeding Local Wars
October, 2008
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has more than doubled in 2008; so far over 60 ships have been...

Alternative Management Models and Finance Mechanisms for Sustainable Forest Use in the Democratic Republic of Congo
October, 2008
Download Paper here (French version) This is a report of a meeting, Alternative Management Models and Finance Mechanisms for Sustainable...

After the Battle: What the August War will mean for Russia's Domestic Politics
September, 2008
The true driver of Russia's foreign agenda is the domestic situation. The Russian ruling class has returned to a...

The Paradoxical Regional Implications of Russian Actions in Georgia
September, 2008
Across Eurasia, recent events have complicated the security agenda. Russia's show of force may deter external actors from contesting...

 

 

Brian Thomson

 Brian Thomson

Associate Fellow, Africa Programme

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Expertise

  • International development, especially Africa and the Commonwealth Caribbean
  • International aid management
  • Governance in Africa
  • Conflict and development in Africa
  • Economic development

Projects

  • Managing developing assistance
  • Governance reform in Sierra Leone
  • Post-conflict priorities and sequencing

Recent Publications

  • British Development Assistance to Ukraine 2001-7: Review of Achievements and Lessons Learned, DFID (forthcoming)
  • Evaluation of DFID Country Programmes. Russia - 2000-2005, DFID Evaluation Report EV677, June 2007.
  • Sierra Leone: Reform or Relapse? Conflict and Governance Reform, Chatham House Report, June 2007
  • PCR Synthesis report 2005: Review of Findings and Lessons Learned. DFID EV664 March 2006.

Experience


2005-Present Consultancy and research on the management of international development assistance and conflict and governance in Africa.
To 2004

Experience in a range of senior management and advisory roles in the UK public sector (in the Department for International Development, DFID) including:

Management of UK development assistance for countries in Africa and the Caribbean.

Country experience in West Africa, Sudan, the Anglophone Caribbean and South Asia, including long-term assignments in India, the Caribbean and Botswana.


Languages

French - not for broadcast