Geoffrey Macdonald

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Geoffrey Macdonald

Geoffrey Macdonald

@geoffreymacdon

Political scientist, foreign policy practitioner, Bangladesh/South Asia watcher. Former IRI, USIP, and Senate staffer. DC based.

Washington, D.C. Katılım Ağustos 2011
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My @USIP essay on Bangladesh's tumultuous transition: "Building democracy is a generational and iterative endeavor, but the interim govt will have succeeded if it can bend the curve of governance toward greater participation, pluralism and accountability." usip.org/publications/2…
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Writing for the @AtlanticCouncil, @SteveCima, @james_storen & I examine the weakening state of political parties in South Asia and areas for reform. "Concentrating on internal democracy, data-driven strategies, and interparty consensus will right-track South Asia’s party systems"
Freedom and Prosperity Center@ACFPCenter

📢 Announcing the third paper in our #StateoftheParties series! @SteveCima and @geoffreymacdon of @IRIglobal along with James Storen of the @AtlanticCouncil analyze the strength of multiparty systems in #SouthAsia. Read now: t.ly/FUgYE

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"Channeling the public’s demands into a methodical restoration of political and civic institutions is more likely to set the country on a path toward stability and continued economic growth. The United States can support this effort." @USIP
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Naomi Hossain
Naomi Hossain@nomhossain·
“No political party currently has the trust of the people” - students’ views on what the political future of Bangladesh needs to look like (this is really good, BTW) thedailystar.net/campus/news/wh…
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For those who want to see political reforms succeed in #Bangladesh, there is much to learn from the 2007-08 caretaker government period.
Jon Danilowicz@JonFDanilowicz

Some unsolicited advice for #Bangladesh’s interim government: “The 2007-08 government made a grave error by setting an arbitrary deadline for the end of the interregnum. Rather than focus on a flexible conditions-based timetable, that government announced its expiration date, with the encouragement of the international community. Once this happened, the response from the spoilers in the political class was preordained. They realized that leverage had been transferred from the government to the unreformed political class which knew it only had to pay lip service to demands for change.” saperspectives.net/elevator-speec…

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I enjoyed this discussion with @PramitWorld and @Akshobh on the many domestic and international considerations emerging in #Bangladesh’s post-Hasina political landscape. @USIP @USISPForum
US-India Strategic Partnership Forum@USISPForum

USISPF held a closed-door webinar on Bangladesh, touching on the country's impending political, economic, and geopolitical situation. Dr. @geoffreymacdon from @USIP and @PramitWorld from the @EurasiaGroup expounded on the political vacuum, great power competition in the region, and what the economic future holds for Bangladesh. Discussion moderated by @Akshobh.

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US-India Strategic Partnership Forum@USISPForum·
USISPF will be hosting a webinar to discuss the current situation in Bangladesh and its implications for India and the neighborhood. Our panel will feature @geoffreymacdon from @USIP and @PramitWorld from @EurasiaGroup, who will share their views on the current situation and its impact on India and the region both from an economic and geopolitical perspective.
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ian bremmer
ian bremmer@ianbremmer·
if youre not following the unrest in bangaldesh…you should be parliament dissolved pm resigned/fled nobel laureate muhammad yunus to head country’s interim govt
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Nazmul Ahasan
Nazmul Ahasan@the_nazmul·
🧵 Bangladesh’s Prothom Alo newspaper has a front-page story on the final moments of Hasina’s tenure. She insisted on using brute force until only 45 minutes before her departure; no amount of pleading from her aides and officials could persuade her to relent. 1/n
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#Bangladesh protest movement careening toward an inflection point on Monday as protesters plan to defy army-enforced curfew with a march demanding prime minister's resignation.
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Over the past 6 years, the most consequential street movements in #Bangladesh have been policy-focused, nonpartisan & youth-led (road safety, anti-quota, anti-rape, others). The revival of the anti-quota movement and the gov't response are worth watching. en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/d1m…
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