Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) recently organized a Distinguished Invited Lecture Series in which PIDE invited esteemed global scholars of unmatched academic excellence. The 3rd lecture was organized on the 13th of January, 2021 where the guest speaker was Professor James A. Robinson, the author of the renowned best-selling book Why Nations Fail, and the current Reverend Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at Chicago University. The lecture was titled ‘The Narrow Corridor: How Nations Struggle for Liberty, and the central theme of the discussion was to give insight into Professor Robinson’s recent book, The Narrow Corridor, which he has co-authored with Professor Daron Acemoglu. The lecture session was moderated by Vice-Chancellor, PIDE Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque.