Policy Brief Archives > Centre for Dialogue and Global Affairs https://cdga.org.uk/category/policy-brief/ An Oxford-based independent think tank Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:53:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://cdga.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cropped-CDGA-Logo-32x32.jpg Policy Brief Archives > Centre for Dialogue and Global Affairs https://cdga.org.uk/category/policy-brief/ 32 32 Transparency Without Consequence: Journalism, Power, and Accountability in Pakistan’s Hybrid Constitutional Order https://cdga.org.uk/2026/01/08/transparency-without-consequence/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:17:44 +0000 https://cdga.org.uk/?p=12825 From the Panama Papers to the Dubai Leaks, journalism in Pakistan has repeatedly exposed elite corruption—yet systemic change has remained elusive. In this research paper, Natasha Matloob explores how Pakistan's hybrid constitutional order limits the effectiveness of accountability journalism and consequently erodes citizens' confidence in the constitution.

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]]> Policy Brief | Why is Mediation Failing to Resolve So Many Armed Conflicts Today? https://cdga.org.uk/2025/11/11/policy-brief-why-is-mediation-failing-to-resolve-so-many-armed-conflicts-today/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:56:23 +0000 https://cdga.org.uk/?p=12458 This policy brief draws on the panel discussion organised by the Oxford Global Society on 6 October 2025. Panellists emphasised that mediation today is marked by a climate of disillusionment with multilateral diplomacy and intensifying geopolitical rivalry. As states invest more heavily in deterrence and defence, trust in diplomacy as a means to resolve and manage conflict has diminished. Still, the panel agreed that mediation continues to offer something unique: it preserves the possibility of dialogue in conflicts that grow more protracted each day.

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]]> Is US dollar hegemony ending? https://cdga.org.uk/2023/11/30/is-us-dollar-hegemony-ending/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:11:45 +0000 https://cdga.org.uk/?p=11090 Professor Robert Wade from the LSE analyses the urge for de-dollarisation and why the US dollar hegemony unlikely ends soon. He argues that while people have been forecasting the end of dollar hegemony for over half a century, but large-scale alternatives face huge difficulties, and their emergence will stretch over decades.

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]]> AI safety – A consumer and public interest perspective https://cdga.org.uk/2023/11/13/ai-safety-a-consumer-and-public-interest-perspective/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:55:08 +0000 https://cdga.org.uk/?p=11022 Claire Milne offers reflections on AI safety from the perspective of consumers. She argues for giving consumers more control such as an "OFF switch" and going beyond voluntary standards to regulation.

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]]> The Challenge of Representative Democracy in Africa https://cdga.org.uk/2023/05/04/challenge-of-democracy-in-africa/ Thu, 04 May 2023 21:09:41 +0000 https://cdga.org.uk/?p=10378 This article examines the reasons behind the challenge of democracy in Africa and the sources of democratic potential in the continent. In addition, it conducts a mapping of democracy in the region in terms of constitutional endurance and implementation.

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