Raj M. Desai

Somali pirates captured by French forces in the Gulf of Aden are paraded at the northern port town of Bosasso, November 18, 2009. French navy handed over 12 pirates captured in the Indian Ocean to the authorities in the semi-autonomous northern Somali region of Puntland, its deputy police commander Mohamed Said Jaqanaf told Reuters. REUTERS/Abdiqani Hassan (SOMALIA CONFLICT SOCIETY CRIME LAW)

Why pirates attack: Geospatial evidence

Raj M. Desai and George E. Shambaugh

Monday, March 15, 2021

Antananarivo, Madagascar, Africa -January 11 2020: An aerial view of a group of poor children in a slum of the madagascan city. Malagasy kids play with tires in the dirt, surrounded by hanging laundry

Over 1 billion people live in poverty hotspots

Raj M. Desai, Homi Kharas, and Selen Özdoğan

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Abdulahi Abuker weaves threads into traditional garments, preserving a Somali tradition that is under threat from a flood of inexpensive clothes imported from China and other countries, in the Madina district of Mogadishu, Somalia.September 13, 2019.Picture taken September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Feisal Omar - RC1156B19070

Somalia’s path to stability

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

The pan-aurora borealis is visible over Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle, Washington at night in this NASA handout photo received by Reuters on February 10, 2012. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (CANADA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - GM1E82B0OFX01

The geography of poverty hotspots

Jennifer L. Cohen, Raj M. Desai, and Homi Kharas

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

QUALITY REPEATMaria Rita, 43, carries collected water at the Kaeta settlement in Maracas in Bahia state, northeast Brazil May 4, 2012. While a swath of the Brazilian Amazon is under a state of emergency as rivers overflow in one of the worst floods ever, the country's northeastern region faces its worst drought in the last 30 years, affecting well over 500 towns and cities, according to data from different government monitoring agencies. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes - RTSIMKD

Rethinking the universalism versus targeting debate

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

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Oil prices, authoritarian bargains, and reform opportunities in the Gulf States

Friday, June 3, 2016

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Does the developing world need a welfare state to eliminate poverty? Some insights from history

Thursday, July 30, 2015

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Does Private Aid Advance Human Dignity? New Thinking about Old Topics in Global Affairs

Homi Kharas and Raj M. Desai

Friday, September 19, 2014

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India’s Political Development at the Crossroads

Monday, May 19, 2014

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India’s Protests as a Social “Stress Test”

Raj M. Desai and Shareen Joshi

Friday, December 28, 2012