1.0History Bloghttps://blogs.truman.edu/historyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SL9twlv8Xq"><a href="https://blogs.truman.edu/history/2016/10/17/international-development-is-there-hope/">International Development: Is There Hope?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.truman.edu/history/2016/10/17/international-development-is-there-hope/embed/#?secret=SL9twlv8Xq" width="600" height="338" title="“International Development: Is There Hope?” — History Blog" data-secret="SL9twlv8Xq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blogs.truman.edu/history/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Dr. Geoffrey Bergen, an Independent Consultant for USAID and World Bank and former Manager of World Bank Country Operations, will speak at the next Global Issues Colloquium on Thursday, 20 October 2016, 7pm in MG2001. He will discuss the complex realities of international development in actual practice. Based on his experience with the World Bank and […]