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Politheor’s Special Report on RIO 2016: Perspectives beyond the mega-event 11
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Special Report
- 27/06/2016
Over the past decade Rio has hosted the Pan-American Games (2007), the World Cup (2014), and now, on the 5th of August, the Rio Olympics will kick off. Not only is Rio de Janeiro the first Latin American city to host the Games, but it also differs vastly from Barcelona and Los Angeles in size, economy and society. It’s a mega-city with a metropolitan area that counts over 12 million people, that copes with a stubbornly persisting social divide, and that is already one of the tourist hot spots on the globe.
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Relearning democracy: At the crossroads of Spanish elections 0
- Analysis
- 24/06/2016
Facing the forthcoming parliamentary elections this Sunday, Spain continues to be immersed in a moment of uncertainty and ideological redefinition, with little time for reflection and even less for reaction.
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What would Brexit (actually) mean for the UK’s migration policy 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 22/06/2016
No matter where you’re residing, chances are you have heard of the impending doom or glory (depends how you look at it) facing the UK in the name of Brexit. Arguably, the main issue concerning Brexit is the current buzzword in British politics today, migration.
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Should Sweden abandon its neutrality policy?0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 22/06/2016
Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 as well as Russian verbal threats and provocations towards NATO and non-NATO members, have put European leaders on edge. Talks of a new Cold War have revitalized the role of NATO and made Sweden question its neutrality. But is the threat from Russia towards Sweden substantial enough for Sweden to abandon its neutrality policy? No, and here is why.
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The European Pillar of Social Rights: towards a fairer Europe?0
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 20/06/2016
On 8 March 2016, the European Commission presented a first preliminary outline of the European Pillar of Social Rights, as part of the on-going work for a deeper and fairer Economic and Monetary Union. But does this first draft actually present the potential to meet the existing expectations on the social field for a fairer Europe?
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Brexit: The bigger environmental picture 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 20/06/2016
UK environmental organisations are urging a vote to stay in the upcoming Brexit referendum. They believe it will be better for nature. If we look at the bigger picture and consider the UK government’s record on environmental issues; is the conclusion that they might be wrong? Or might a last ditch effort to secure a stay vote actually turn things around?
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