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TPP: Should the key losers – China and Europe – join forces?0
- International Trade, Op-ed
- 09/10/2015
After five years of struggle, a massive trade pact has been signed among the US, Japan and 10 other economies (mostly in Asia but also Latin America): the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
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The myths and truths of the European migration crisis 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 24/09/2015
There is no price tag attached to my hand stretched out to refugees, people threatened by wars, and violent regimes. The humanitarian argument prevails over any cost-benefit analysis. But as a labor economist, I firmly believe it is my obligation to help us better understand the labor market impacts of immigration.
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Rethinking U.S. drug policy 0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 11/09/2015
A recent study by the UK’s Home Office found no evidence that “drug use in a country is affected by how “tough” or “soft” the government’s response is, showing that the severity of criminal penalties has little effect on drug use”.
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Harm reduction programs as a pathway to HIV-free Europe 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 26/08/2015
Data shows that Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) is the only region where HIV infections are on rise among injection drug users.
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The European political identity is still under construction 0
- EU Governance and Politics, Op-ed
- 20/08/2015
The European Union is at a crossroads between facing more divisions and hostilities on the one hand, and working towards the integration of various heritages into the creation of a unified identity on the other.
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EU’s role in land grabbing in Southeast Asia 1
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 28/07/2015
The EU must drop its target for agrofuels which is putting food security at risk in many regions in Southeast Asia.
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“Civic death” penalty: the pinnacle of disability rights violations 2
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 18/07/2015
Autonomous decision making is still an elusive dream for a large number of Europeans with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities who are placed under guardianship. These people experience “civic death” as they can not make their life choices, get married, sign employment contracts, inherit and manage property, vote or choose the place of living.
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Achieving the necessary 0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 15/07/2015
In our culture, partly due to deeply ingrained gender stereotypes, it is still somewhat difficult to associate “power” roles with women. These stereotypes extend beyond image to performance, convincing us that men are more capable than women.
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In search of finality: two degrees of global warming 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 03/07/2015
On June 8, the G7 agreed on the notorious two degrees target of global warming. In a rare moment of agreement, politicians, environmentalists and corporations signaled their approval of a ‘policy’ which is diversionary at best and socially regressive at worst.
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