Simon Maxwell

Simon Maxwell is a senior research associate of the <a href=http://www.odi.org.uk/>Overseas Development Institute</a> (ODI), Britain's leading independent think-tank on international development and

Rome’s food summit: a torch passed

The high-level conference on world food security in Rome on 3-5 June 2008 under the auspices of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) turned out better than expected. It was

By Simon Maxwell

/ 6 Jun 2008

The global development agenda in 2007

2007 will be a difficult year in international development, for five reasons. First, there will be many reminders that poverty remains ubiquitous, that conflict destroys lives and livelihoods, and that

By Simon Maxwell

/ 21 Dec 2006

Chemical warfare in the bathroom

In the old days, a mans ablutions were straightforward. You got out of bed, worked up a lather of Imperial Leather with your badger bristle shaving brush, honed your

By Simon Maxwell

/ 14 Aug 2001

Inside the palace of glass

Not long ago, international summits were surrounded by the silence of the lambs. The loudest noise was the ripple of camera shots at the group photo. But that was before

By Simon Maxwell

/ 26 Jun 2001