Ryan Gawn

Ryan Gawn is Head of International Communications at ActionAid International and Director of Stratagem International, a strategic political affairs consultancy. He is a Council Member of the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House). Currently based in South Africa, he has worked overseas with the FCO, DFID, British Council and the UN. See more here.

Osborne just doesn’t make the cut

As Chancellor George Osborne thanks the London Olympics for taking him off the front pages, he might want to take advantage of the breathing space to have an...

Tweeting Yemen

Yemen and Arab Spring watchers will be fascinated by the Al Jazeera New Media team's Interactive Twitter Dashboard, illustrating what is being tweeted about...

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