Massive bill puts Erra in a fix- Dawn News (Colossal wastage of public money at ERRA is mind-boggling)

By Khawar Ghumman

ISLAMABAD, June 26: A bill of about Rs2 billion received by the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) has put it in a fix because this year it has been given only Rs1 billion for its projects. The bill has been sent by National Engineering Services Pakistan (Nespak) for designing and consultancy services it provided to the authority.

The senior officials of Erra have decided to take up the issue with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who can intervene in the matter as chairman of the Erra council. If the issue is not resolved soon, the Erra`s projects in the flood-affected areas, which have already been delayed, may be delayed further.
A source told Dawn that former prime minister Shaukat Aziz awarded the tasks of designing and consultancy for the Erra projects to Nespak, which billed the authority for its services at an enhanced rate of 17 per cent of the cost of the projects.
He claimed that some private-sector firms were charging only 4-5 per cent of the total cost for the same services. He added that under the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules, a consultant could not be the designer of the same project.
Answering a question, he said that since the decision to award the tasks of designing and consultancy to Nespak was taken by a former prime minister in his capacity as head of the Erra council, only the sitting premier could reverse it. That`s why the Erra had decided to approach Prime Minister Gilani, he said.
He said the Erra was considering a couple of options to resolve the matter. Under one option, it could request Nespak to send its consultants and designers to Erra on deputation as both the organisations are public-sector entities. Under the second option under review, the Erra could invite open bidding for the said services.
Under both the options, he said, the Erra would save millions, leaving major amounts for spending on the construction works of the projects.
Turning to the financial health of Erra, he said this year the government had allocated Rs12 billion for the authority`s projects, but due to problems that adversely affected almost all public-sector organisations only Rs1 billion was released.
Officials of Erra and Nespak have held several meetings to resolve the issue but to no avail.The Nespak is also facing financial problems because several public-sector organisations for which it has rendered services have defaulted on payments.
http://www.dawn.com/2011/06/27/massive-bill-puts-erra-in-a-fix.html

Bugti's garndson killed in a clash at a dance party in Karachi Defence: BBC Urdu News

’ڈانس پارٹی پر جھگڑا، بگٹی کا پوتا ہلاک‘

گولیاں لگنے سے طالع بگٹی، کامران، ڈاکٹر اقبال اور بنٹی نامی شحض سمیت پانچ افراد ہلاک ہوگئے۔

کراچی کے علاقے ڈیفنس ہاؤسنگ اتھارٹی یا ڈی ایچ اے کے ایک گھر میں ڈانس پارٹی کے دوران مبینہ طور پر جھگڑے میں گولیاں چلنے سے مقتول بلوچ رہنما اور سابق گورنر و وزیر اعلیٰ نواب اکبر بگٹی کے پوتے سمیت پانچ افراد ہلاک اور نو کے قریب زخمی ہوگئے ہیں۔

واقعہ ڈی ایچ اے کے خیابان راحت میں واقع ایک گھر کے دروازے پر ہوا ہے۔

پولیس حکام کے مطابق یہ گھر ناصر نامی شخص کا ہے جو اسے اسی طرح کی ڈانس پارٹیز کے لیے کرائے پر دیا کرتا ہے۔

بعض افسران کے مطابق مقتول بلوچ رہنما نواب اکبر بگٹی کے پوتے طالع بگٹی بھی اپنے محافظوں اور چند دوستوں کے ہمراہ وہاں پہنچے۔ دروازے پر کھڑے محافظوں اندر جانے والے مہمانوں کو پہچان کر اندر جانے کی اجازت دے رہے تھے۔

وہاں پہنچنے پر طالع بگٹی تو اندر چلے گئے مگر ان کے پیچھے رہ جانے والے ان کے دوست زاہد بٹ کی پہلے دروازے پر کھڑے محافظوں سے تلخ کلامی ہوئی اور پھر بات بڑھتے بڑھتے نوبت ہتھیاروں کے استعمال تک آ گئی۔

نامہ نگار جعفر رضوی کا کہنا ہے کہ پولیس افسران کے مطابق آنے والے بہت سے مہمانوں کے ساتھ بھی مسلح محافظ آ رہے تھے جبکہ تقریب میں مدعو بہت سے افراد کے پاس بھی جدید اور خودکار اسلحہ تھا اور دروازے پر موجود محافظ بھی مسلح تھے۔

وہاں پہنچنے پر طالع بگٹی تو اندر چلے گئے مگر ان کے پیچھے رہ جانے والے ان کے دوست زاہد بٹ کی پہلے دروازے پر کھڑے محافظوں سے تلخ کلامی ہوئی اور پھر بات بڑھتے بڑھتے نوبت ہتھیاروں کے استعمال تک آ گئی۔

پولیس حکام کا کہنا ہے کہ جھگڑا محض اندر جانے یا نہ جانے کی اجازت پر ہوا اور پھر دونوں جانب سے جدید و خود کار ہتھیاروں کا زبردست استعمال ہوا۔

گولیاں لگنے سے طالع بگٹی، کامران، ڈاکٹر اقبال اور بنٹی نامی شحض سمیت پانچ افراد ہلاک ہوگئے۔

کراچی کے جنوبی علاقے میں پولیس کے سربراہ اور قائم مقام سی سی پی او ڈی آئی جی اقبال محمود نے واقعے کی تصدیق کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ اب پولیس مقدمہ درج کر رہی ہے اور بعض افراد زیر حراست ہیں جبکہ کچھ کی گرفتاری کے لیے چھاپے مارے جا رہے ہیں۔

http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/2011/06/110625_khi_bugti_killed_zz.shtml

National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) in post 18th Amendment Scenario

NCHD in post 18th Amendment Scenario

16,000 of NCHD’s employees are at the risk of losing their jobs by 30^th June. Its employees from across Pakistan are demonstrating protests infront of the Parliament House and have given ‘dharna’ for past many days.

National Commission for Human Development was established in the 2003 in follow up to the recommendations of the Task Force on Human Development. The objective of NCHD was to support the efforts of GoP to achieve the Millennium Development Goals which Pakistan has committed to the international community. Initially NCHD established its Human Development Support Units (HDSUs) in 14 districts of Pakistan. Based on its innovative and successful approach, it was eventually expanded to in three phases to 140 districts, covering entire Pakistan.

Its model was focused on increasing and deepening access to education and health facilities and empowering women. The model of feeder schools in far flung areas with strong community ownership is very cost effective with strong community ownership, and has promoted swift achievement of Universal Primary Education (UPE) targets. Adult literacy centers across Pakistan, with their strong and modern curriculum, benefited a significant number of illiterate people. NCHD’s unique program of School Health Program, in partnership with UNESCO, was a great success and is being massively replicated. Integrated Healthcare Model Program in 12 districts of Punjab was a an immense success in provision and strengthening of critical health services. NCHD’s Community Technology Learning Centers (CTLCs) for women in rural areas of 16 districts successfully empowered the graduated women through imparting ICT and employability skills, and contributing to gender equity. The highlight of CTLC project is NCHD’s partnership with Microsoft Corp for highest quality curriculum specifically designed and translated to better serve rural women.

NCHD’s robust model and deep penetration was greatly effective in progress towards achieving many of the MDGs. This is evident from the international and national acclaim that NCHD received. NCHD was even awarded the 2006 Literacy Award by UNESCO.

In 2008, funding to this organization was curtailed, operations halted, and eventually overwhelming number of its employees lost their jobs. In 2009, a 3-year PC-I was approved by the PC. 2-years down the road, the 18^th Amendment again hits the organization. It is maintained that with devolution process, NCHD’s subject areas are no more on federal list, while not all provinces are willing to take NCHD in their fold. Consequently, 16,000 households face catastrophic results. The ongoing protests and continued dharna for many days aim for redressal to this situation. This last Wednesday these protests turned violent, and shelling, beatings and arrests were enforced by the police.

The point to emphasize here is that the enormous numbers of resources and efforts have been made to build such a widespread and in-depth structure. Staff trainings, development of detailed SoPs, crucial partnerships, and other systems take a great deal of efforts and time, and now face complete and abrupt closure, rendering thousands unemployed. With effective restructuring, these systems can be utilized for a greater common good. Learning and resources of NCHD should not simply be let wasted so ruthlessly. Also, while 18^th Amendment is duly respected, a clear process is necessary to     smooth out the transition.

American report on Hizbut Tahrir, in 2004

Hizbut Tahrir: American report of Hizbut Tahrir in 2004. Important report revealing a lot about this organization http://bit.ly/miSrOX



http://www.islamawareness.net/Deviant/Hizb/confrephiztahrir.pdf

Why the Muslim Brotherhood Are Egypt's Best Democrats- By Bobby Ghosh

By: Bobby Gosh
After the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, many Western commentators were surprised at the ease with which Iraq's religious movements adapted to multiparty democracy. The Shi'ite groups, in particular, were quick to organize themselves into political parties, set up grassroots organizations across the country and form practical coalitions ahead of elections. Long assumed to be ideologically opposed to democracy, these groups showed they were in fact brilliantly adaptable. Their leaders, despite having little experience in kissing babies, campaigned like seasoned pro's.

In contrast, Iraq's liberal parties were rank amateurs. Their leaders, despite having spent decades in exile in Western democracies (whereas most Islamist exiles were confined to places like Iran and Syria), seemed not to understand how democracy works: people like Iyad Allawi and Ahmed Chalabi had an air of entitlement, assuming that people would vote for them merely because they were modern, progressive and famous. They didn't bother to create a national party infrastructure, nor cared to campaign. Instead, they held all-day salons in the manner of medieval monarchs giving audience to the elite.

Something very similar is unfolding in Egypt. Of all the political groups to have emerged since the fall of Hosni Mubarak — including the myriad youth movements, secular parties, Leftists and remnants of the old National Democratic Party — the Muslim Brotherhood seem to have the best understanding of how democracy works. The Islamist group may have taken a back seat to the liberal youth movement that brought down the dictator, but it's wasted little time preparing for the post-Mubarak era. Although the generals in charge of Egypt's transition have not yet announced a date for parliamentary elections (it's expected sometime in the fall), the Brotherhood is already campaigning vigorously, in Cairo and the countryside. The youth movement, on the other hand, seems unable to break out of protest mode.

The gap between them was exposed in the mid-March referendum on constitutional reforms, when the Brotherhood mobilized a massive "Yes" vote to ensure that any meaningful reforms would take place after the parliamentary elections. The liberals were split, unsure whether which scenario they feared more: a constitution written by a military-appointed panel before the elections, or one written by a Brotherhood-dominated parliament afterward. It was a rout: 77% voted Yes.

The gap has not closed. Since the referendum, many liberals have sought to undermine the result by trying to force through reforms before the election. Their great champion, former UN nuclear watchdog (and Bobel laureate) Mohammed ElBaradei, is arguing that the constitution can't wait for people's elected representatives. The youth leaders agree and are threatening to return to Tahrir Square if they don't get their way. They claim the referendum doesn't matter because the Brotherhood misled Egyptians by portraying it as a vote on religion. (The Islamists deny this, and some neutral observers say both sides played fast and loose with the facts.)

This carping makes the liberals look like sore losers, and far from democratic. Critics accuse them of trying to buy time: a postponement in the election would give liberals more time to get their political house in order and hopefully catch up with the Brotherhood's organizational lead. Even Alaa al-Aswany, the novelist and strong Brotherhood critic, acknowledges that it ill behooves the liberals to attempt an end run around the referendum. "The people made a choice, and we have to respect it," he says.

The Brotherhood, meanwhile, is sitting pretty. It is offering to form a broad coalition with liberals and Leftists in the election, and promises there will be no attempt to hijack the constitutional reform process afterward. "The new constitution has to be written by all Egytians," says Essam Erian, a top Brotherhood leader. "No one group should have a louder voice than the others." This makes the Islamists look responsible and conciliatory, and is likely to play well with voters. (More on the Brotherhood's election strategy in posts to come.)

In Iraq, it took the liberals years to catch up with the religious parties in organization and campaigning skills. In the last election, Allawi finally cobbled together a coalition that won more seats than any other group, only to be outmaneuvered in the post-election horse-trading. If Egypt's liberals aren't careful, a similar fate awaits them.

Source: http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/06/21/why-the-muslim-brotherhood-are-egypts-best-democrats/

Read more: http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/06/21/why-the-muslim-brotherhood-are-egypts-best-democrats/#ixzz1PvTq4dOU

Youth Bulge: We would not want to miss out on this

By: Zulfiqar Ali Shaikh
Seems like the Youth Potential in Pakistan is up in everyone’s mind and yet it remains highly under-surfaced. It is a giant force that the country’s managers are yet to start considering any utilization to its fullest, and effectively so. Many active NGOs have highlighted the enormous potential, that is mostly untapped, and yet everyone believes strongly (and rightly so) that its only the the government sector which can come in partnership with the private sector to avoid missing the precious opportunity. There is no doubt that this great opportunity can completely turns the heads, and lead us to a giant glut of dependent population in coming years, if it is let gone.
More than 60% of the population in Pakistan is in the age group below the 25, the official youth age being 15-24 as per the UN criterion. This bulk of population in the youth and about-to-get-in-the-youth age group is a great resource which can be employed to wonderful tasks of rebuilding the social and economic infrastructure of this country, which has been shattered almost to devastating levels in the past few years. Simultaneously by exploiting exploiting the entrepreneurial streaks in the youth, training them for various capacity building skills, the gigantic Youth Force in Pakistan can be employed for amazing new initiatives towards a prosperous Pakistan. This Youth Bulge can simply not let be wasted in ruins. We all have to raise voice and join hands with other civic society organizations to poke the sluggish and self-interests-driven government bosses around us. We simply can not take the chances of any improvements at their own. Nothing is going to be yielded on its own from these hollow corridors of powers without any appropriate pushing from the public, more so form the educated lot like us who can see the severity of problems more clearly than others in this globally competitive world.

An importnat LIST: The FP Twitterati 100

These days, everyone from the Dalai Lama to Bill Gates is on Twitter, the microblogging platform founded in 2006. During breaking news events like the death of Osama bin Laden or for following the Arab uprisings, it's become an invaluable tool for keeping up to speed. But for many, it's still just another place to promote their own work, rather than engaging in a more natural give-and-take. So how do you tell who's really worth following? FP's got you covered. Here are 100 Twitter users from around the world who will make you smarter, infuriate you, and delight you -- 140 characters at a time.

POLITICIANS AND DIPLOMATS

Danny Ayalon (@DannyAyalon) — Deputy foreign minister of Israel.

Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) — Swedish foreign minister and one of the most candid diplomats around.

Husain Haqqani (@husainhaqqani) — Pakistani ambassador to the United States; fierce advocate of tolerance and healthy bilateral relations.

Stephen Harper (@pmharper) — Prime minister of Canada; prefers overtime to shootouts when breaking an ice-hockey stalemate.

Boris Johnson (@MayorOfLondon) — London's outspoken and colorful mayor; Telegraphcolumnist.

Birgitta Jónsdóttir (@birgittaj) — Member of the Icelandic parliament; outspoken WikiLeaks supporter.

Paul Kagame (@PaulKagame) — President of Rwanda and Twitter fanatic.

Khalid Al Khalifa (@khalidalkhalifa) — Foreign minister of Bahrain.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen (@AndersFoghR) — Secretary-general of NATO.

Dmitry Rogozin (@DRogozin) — Russian ambassador to NATO; says the darnedest things.

Alec Ross (@AlecJRoss) — Senior advisor for innovation in the office of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Alexander Stubb (@alexstubb) — Finnish minister for Europe and trade; peace enthusiast.

Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) — Indian politician and former undersecretary-general at the United Nations.

SOUTH ASIA

C. Christine Fair (@CChristineFair) — Georgetown University assistant professor, dog lover, and sharp-tongued South Asia expert.

Henry Foy (@HenryJFoy) — New Delhi-based correspondent for Reuters.

Mohammed Hanif (@mohammedhanif) — Brilliant Pakistani novelist.

Huma Imtiaz (@HumaImtiaz) — Pakistani journalist based in Washington, D.C.

Saad Mohseni (@saadmohseni) — Afghan-Australian media tycoon based in Dubai.

Nitin Pai (@acorn) — Indian blogger and editor of Pragati -- the Indian National Interest Review.

Arif Rafiq (@pakistanpolicy) — Pakistani-American analyst, consultant, and blogger based in New York.

Nahal Toosi (@nahaltoosi) — Associated Press correspondent in Islamabad.

Declan Walsh (@declanwalsh) — AfPak correspondent for the Guardian.

Omar Waraich (@OmarWaraich) — Freelance journalist based in Islamabad.

Mosharraf Zaidi (@mosharrafzaidi) — Pakistani newspaper columnist and development consultant; Maple Leafs fanatic.

THE MIDDLE EAST

Issandr El Amrani (@arabist) — Writer and analyst based in Cairo.

Aluf Benn (@alufbenn) — Editor and columnist for Haaretz.

Andy Carvin (@acarvin) — Senior strategist at NPR and curator par excellence of the Arab Spring.

Martin Chulov (@martinchulov) — Middle East correspondent for the Guardian.

Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) — Iran reporter and blogger for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, based in Washington, D.C.

Kevin Flower (@KMFlower) — Jerusalem bureau chief for CNN.

Amira Al Husseini (@JustAmira) — Cat-loving Middle East editor for Global Voices, based in Bahrain.

Hussein Ibish (@Ibishblog) — Blogger and senior research fellow for the American Task Force on Palestine.

Gregory D. Johnsen (@gregorydjohnsen) — Yemen expert at Princeton University.

Dalia Mogahed (@DMogahed) — Cairo-born director of the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center and Gallup Center for Muslim Studies.

Eman Al Nafjan (@Saudiwoman) — Saudi Arabia's most prominent female blogger.

Ahmed Al Omran (@ahmed) — The original Saudi blogger; recent Columbia School of Journalism graduate.

Mina Al-Oraibi (@AlOraibi) — Reporter for the pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat.

Sultan Al Qassemi (@SultanAlQassemi) — Prominent Emirati columnist, investor, and art aficionado; go-to source for breaking news from the Arab world.

Shmuel Rosner (@rosnersdomain) — Editor and columnist for the Jerusalem Post.

Mahmoud Salem (@Sandmonkey) — Foul-mouthed Egyptian revolutionary blogger and son of a former ruling-party parliamentarian, based in Cairo.

Yigal Schleifer (@YigalSchleifer) — Turkey correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor.

Lara Setrakian (@Lara) — Reporter for Bloomberg and ABC News. Currently based in Dubai.

Brian Whitaker (@Brian_Whit) — Middle East editor for the Guardian and a keen analyst of regional politics and trends.

Ben Wedeman (@bencnn) — Roving Middle East correspondent for CNN; first Western reporter to enter Libya during the uprising.

AFRICA

Scott Baldauf (@baldaufji) — Africa bureau chief for the Christian Science Monitor.

Ian Birrell (@ianbirrell) — Former deputy editor at the Independent and David Cameron speechwriter; now a columnist and the co-founder of Africa Express music project.

Howard French (@hofrench) — Former New York Times correspondent in Africa and China.

Rebecca Hamilton (@bechamilton) — Sudan correspondent and author of Fighting for Darfur.

Andrew Mwenda (@AndrewMwenda) — Managing editor of Uganda's Independent magazine; aid critic.

ASIA

William Andrew Albano (@niuB) — Taipei-based tech writer who has built a handy list of other China feeds to follow.

Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) — Intrepid China correspondent for Al Jazeera English.

Gady Epstein (@gadyepstein) — Wickedly funny Beijing correspondent for the Economist,formerly with Forbes.

Steve Herman (@W7VOA) — Voice of America reporter based in Seoul.

Kaiser Kuo (@KaiserKuo) — American-raised blogger, dot-com entrepreneur, and rock guitarist based in Beijing; spokesman for search engine company Baidu.

Mark MacKinnon (@markmackinnon) — Peripatetic Asia correspondent for Canada's Globe and Mail.

Evan Osnos (@eosnos) — Staff writer for the New Yorker; former Beijing bureau chief and Middle East correspondent for the Chicago Tribune.

Hiroko Tabuchi (@HirokoTabuchi) — Tokyo correspondent for the New York Times.

EUROPE

Alastair Campbell (@campbellclaret) — Former advisor to British Prime Minister Tony Blair; master of spin.

Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) — Freelance journalist in Moscow.

Edward Lucas (@edwardlucas) — International editor for the Economist, with a focus on Eastern Europe.

Alex Massie (@alexmassie) — Scottish writer and blogger for the Spectator.

Hans Rosling (@HansRosling) — Swedish demographer and global health expert.

Doug Saunders (@DougSaunders) — Europe bureau chief for Canada's Globe and Mail.

Jon Snow (@jonsnowC4) — Anchor for Britain's Channel 4 News.

Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) — Brussels-based communications chief for the International Crisis Group.

Praveen Swami (@praveenswami) — Diplomatic editor for the Daily Telegraph; terrorism expert.

RECOVERING OFFICIALS

Jared Cohen (@JaredCohen) — Director of Google Ideas; formerly a member of the policy planning staff at the U.S. State Department.

Philip J. Crowley (@PJCrowley) — Former State Department spokesman, now unleashed.

Will McCants (@will_mccants) — Former counterterrorism analyst at the State Department; now an expert at CNA.

Vali Nasr (@vali_nasr) — Iranian-American academic and professor at the Fletcher School at Tufts University; former State Department advisor on Pakistan .

Anne-Marie Slaughter (@SlaughterAM) — Professor at Princeton University and former head of policy planning at the State Department.

WASHINGTON WONKS

Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) — National security correspondent for Wired's Danger Room; tweets on everything from Afghanistan policy to comic books to punk rock.

Joe Cirincione (@Cirincione) — President of the Ploughshares Fund, expert on nonproliferation issues, Washington Nationals fanatic.

Steve Clemons (@SCClemons) — Washington impresario, Atlantic editor, and realist blogger atthe Washington Note.

Andrew Exum (@abumuqawama) — Former Army Ranger, blogger, and counterinsurgency guru at the Center for a New American Security.

Joshua Foust (@joshuafoust) — Irascible former intelligence analyst, blogger, and expert on South and Central Asia; unforgiving media critic.

James Joyner (@drjjoyner) — Managing editor at the Atlantic Council, blogger at Outside the Beltway, Gulf War veteran.

Micah Zenko (@MicahZenko) — Analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations; drone critic.

TURTLE BAY

Lou Charbonneau (@lou_reuters) — Reuters reporter at the United Nations.

Mark Leon Goldberg (@MarkLGoldberg) — Blogger for the United Nations Foundation's UN Dispatch, which covers the inner workings of Turtle Bay and Foggy Bottom.

POLITICOS

Mark Knoller (@markknoller) — Longtime White House correspondent for CBS News; fount of obscure presidential trivia.

Ben Smith (@benpolitico) — Breathtakingly fast political reporter and blogger for Politico

Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) — ABC News correspondent; master of Twitter snark.

Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) — Reporter (and self-described "political junkie") for NBC News

PUNDITS

Jackson Diehl (@JacksonDiehl) — Deputy editorial page editor at the Washington Post.

David Frum (@davidfrum) — Canadian pundit and former speechwriter for George W. Bush; sort of coined the phrase "Axis of Evil."

Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) — Crusading columnist for the New York Times; has traveled to every member of the Axis of Evil at least twice.

Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) — Outspoken executive director of Human Rights Watch.

GEEKS

Mikko H. Hypponen (@mikkohypponen) — Finnish cybersecurity expert.

Rebecca MacKinnon (@rmack) — Former Beijing bureau chief for CNN focusing on global Internet policy; fellow at the New America Foundation.

Zeynep Tufekci (@techsoc) — Turkish-born blogger; assistant professor of sociology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; authority on social media.

Jillian C. York (@jilliancyork) — Blogger, director for international freedom of expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Ethan Zuckerman (@EthanZ) — Co-founder, with MacKinnon, of the social media network Global Voices; Berkman Center fellow and blogger.

ECONOMICS

Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen) — Professor of economics at George Mason University, author, ethnic food expert, and pioneering econoblogger.

William Easterly (@bill_easterly) — New York University economics professor and aid skeptic. Takes pride in being the 8th-most-famous person from Bowling Green, Ohio.

Richard Florida (@Richard_Florida) — Urbanist and scholar at the University of Toronto; famous for his theories on the "creative class."

Dambisa Moyo (@dambisamoyo) — London-based author and aid critic. 

Catherine Rampell (@crampell) — Editor of the Economix blog at the New York Times.

Nouriel Roubini (@Nouriel) — NYU professor of economics and international business; prophet of doom.

Felix Salmon (@felixsalmon) — Eclectic finance blogger for Reuters.

PLUS: FP'ERS WHO TWEET

Also available as a Twitter list

Foreign Policy (@FP_Magazine) — The official Foreign Policy feed

AfPak Channel (@afpakchannel) — The latest on Afghanistan and Pakistan from the New America Foundation in partnership with Foreign Policy

Middle East Channel (@MideastChannel) — The latest on the Middle East from Foreign Policy and the Project on Middle East Political Science

P.J. Aroon (@pjaroonFP) — FP copy chief; tweets about women and typos.

Christian Caryl (@ccaryl) — Washington chief editor of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; FPcontributing editor.

Elizabeth Dickinson (@dickinsonbeth) — Former Nigeria correspondent for the Economistand features editor at Foreign Policy; now a freelance journalist.

Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) — Professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and writer of an eponymous blog.

Rebecca Frankel (@becksfrankel) — Deputy managing editor, web.

David E. Hoffman (@thedeadhandbook) — Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former foreign editor of the Washington Post; Foreign Policy contributing editor and blogger.

Charles Homans (@chashomans) — Features editor.

Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) — Managing editor.

Julia Ioffe (@ioffeinmoscow) — FP correspondent in Moscow.

Joshua E. Keating (@joshuakeating) — Associate editor

David Kenner (@DavidKenner) — Associate editor.

Charles Kenny (@charlesjkenny) — Former World Bank economist; now an FP columnist and fellow at the New America Foundation; author of Getting Better.

Parag Khanna (@paragkhanna) — Globe-trotting, bestselling author; Foreign Policyvideoblogger.

Christina Larson (@larsonchristina) — Contributing editor at Foreign Policy and freelance journalist based in China.

Steve LeVine (@stevelevine) — Author of The Oil and the Glory; blogs on the geopolitics of energy for Foreign Policy.

Colum Lynch (@columlynch) — Washington Post U.N. correspondent and Turtle Bayblogger.

Marc Lynch (@abuaardvark) — Associate professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University and Middle East blogger.

Suzanne Merkelson (@suzmerk) — Editorial assistant.

Evgeny Morozov (@evgenymorozov) — fellow at Stanford University and writer of FP's Net Effect blog.

Moisés Naím (@MoisesNaim) — Former editor in chief of Foreign Policy; now at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Benjamin Pauker (@BenPauker) — Senior editor.

Britt Peterson (@brittkpeterson) — Deputy managing editor.

Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) — Staff writer and Cable blogger.