{"id":1050,"date":"2025-10-02T04:01:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/enrique-mendizabal\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T04:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:01:46","slug":"enrique-mendizabal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/enrique-mendizabal\/","title":{"rendered":"Enrique Mendizabal"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content column wide left blog content view\" id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"banner-fade\" class=\"block\">\n<ul class=\"bjqs noside\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"text intro_highlight\">\n<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnrique Mendizabal<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Through his illustrations and cartoons, Quique will explore a number of development issues and debates. He will share his impressions on new research, events and report from around the world through matter-of-fact illustrations, irony, sarcasm and, at times, parody.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pubDate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<p class=\"right\"> | September 17, 2025<\/p>\n\n-->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#blog-description\" class=\"popup readmore\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\" title=\"Enrique Mendizabal\"><strong>&#x25b6;<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"blog-description\" class=\"hide\">\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Quique (real name Enrique Mendizabal) is a Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute. Through his illustrations and cartoons, Quique will explore a number of development issues and debates. He will share his impressions on new research, events and report from around the world through matter-of-fact illustrations, irony, sarcasm and, at times, parody.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"body contents\">\n<div class=\"share\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    var addthis_config = {\n        ui_language = 'en'\n    }\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis sharing\">\n\t<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\" addthis:title=\"Enrique Mendizabal\">\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_twitter\" tw:via=\"thebrokeronline\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_share\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = data_track_addressbar;<\/script><br \/>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\t<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addthis article_options\">\n\t\t<!-- \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/mandrill\/subscription\/add\/75009\/4238\">Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t -->\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"subitem content column wide left blog\">\n<div class=\"children blue\">\n<div class=\"rounded-corner\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article fader\">\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Think Tanks<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Enrique Mendizabal<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16 August 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tLately, everyone with an email address must has received an email asking them to nominate a think tank for the go-to think tank awards. This popularity contest, unfortunately, has its fans. But the natural conclusion of such an endeavor is, I am a&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">The power of the pen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Enrique Mendizabal<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t11 August 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThey say the pen is stronger than the sword. Certainly researchers can save the world, then.&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Climate change -such a common mistake<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Enrique Mendizabal<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t06 July 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tIt is such a common mistake. We all forget things, after all. Especially when we are having fun.The CDKN should look no more for the problem (and the solution).&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">China -new or just different?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Enrique Mendizabal<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t19 February 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe Global Development Network&#8217;s (GDN) 2010 Annual Conference focused on the effects of the financial crisis on global and regional integration. China was a common thread across all sessions and debates. Everything from eager expectation from pani&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">The conflict is in the seas<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Enrique Mendizabal<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t14 January 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe conflict is in the seas. Not the jungle. Everyone looks at the jungle. The NGOs, the media, researchers, donors. Everyone. But the real problem. Where most oil explorations are having the most effect on local populations is in the ocean. On ou&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Waiting in Dubai<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Enrique Mendizabal<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t28 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tAirports are one of my favourite places. Nobody is there just becasue they want to be there. It is not like a town square where people might sit around killing time or contemplating life. At airports everyone is going somewhere. Everyone has a sto&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Taxi Taxi<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Enrique Mendizabal<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t22 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tI must apologise for not posting more often. I am surprised at how difficult it is to find a scanner while away from home. Mobiles, on the other hand, are everywhere and we are becoming more dependent on them by the second. At a recent research co&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Good for Development<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Enrique Mendizabal<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 November 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tGoing shopping is far more difficult than one thinks. \u2018What you buy\u2019 sometimes feels like \u2018who you buy\u2019. When I go to the supermarket I do my best to buy Peruvian or Latin American produces (whenever I can). Maybe I should pay more attention to th&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Ask a researcher to pick a policy problem&#8230;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Enrique Mendizabal<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t04 November 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThis week I was asked at work to think about a cartooon to illustrate researchers ability to identify and stick with a policy problem to focus on.&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Leadership<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Enrique Mendizabal<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30 October 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tWhen we talk about development we often focus on &#8216;participation&#8217;, &#8216;networks&#8217;, &#8216;consensus&#8217;, &#8216;the majority&#8217;, etc. We forget that people matter; and leaders matter too. 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