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The invisible workers
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 01/09/2020
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Which way for Scottish wind energy?0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 20/04/2015
Scotland’s vast wilderness and potential for development in wind and wave energy has earned it the label of the ‘Saudi Arabia of renewables’; a concept that the SNP were quick to seize on during their campaign for independence.
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Where is Sri Lankan peace process heading?1
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 18/05/2015
The world might have moved on but the after effects of the bloody battle still linger in the northern region of Sri Lanka. The peace and reconciliation process is still fragile and punctuated by various challenges.
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When you’re a country, size matters0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 24/03/2017
Recently, media and people all around the world have been paying a lot of attention to migration and asylum policies of countries such as Germany, France, Canada or the United States. Some decisions of leaders of big countries have sparked outrage, while others were met with enthusiasm. But the one thing they had in common was that people heard about them. Smaller countries, on the other hand, often manage to push through controversial legislation without gaining much attention. This is why this piece puts a spotlight on the migration legislation in Slovenia, a European country currently hosting 252 asylum seekers.
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When wage competition outcompetes the single European market0
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 09/08/2016
In an utterly predictable move, Social Affairs Commissioner Marianne Thyssen fought off the EU’s third-ever yellow card. The objections to her proposed amendment to the Posting of Workers Directive signalled, as usual, more than subsidiarity-related distress. But even with the yellow card spat easily shoved aside, the disagreement spells trouble: if anything, the dispute reveals a lack of vision that puts the very idea of the internal market at risk.
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When the brotherly vows break: Should Qataris question their khaleejinship?1
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 13/08/2017
On 5 June, Qataris residing in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) woke up to learn that they were asked to pack and leave within 14 days. They were expected to quit their jobs, pull their children out of school, bid their friends and families goodbye, and go back to Qatar. A diplomatic row that should have been confined to political salons has instead exploded into an identity crisis.
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What’s the deal with Russian gas in Georgia?0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 28/06/2016
A potential natural gas delivery deal from GAZPROM to Georgia went bust, but not without causing quite a stir as well as calling into question Georgia’s motivation for starting talks to begin with. However, the entire discussion has overlooked the more glaring problem of a seriously outdated energy policy on the Georgian side.
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