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The Devil’s Duplicates: The trouble twins of Madagascar11
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 28/01/2019
You might be surprised to learn that the village of Mananjary in Madagascar believes its twins are cursed and carry misfortune.
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What if central banks meddle with cryptocurrencies?1
- Financial Policy and International Markets, Op-ed
- 02/01/2019
Cryptocurrencies were set to disrupt and completely revolutionize the use and the very concept of money. Yet, 10 years on from the launch of Bitcoin — the pioneer among cryptocurrencies — cash is still alive and well, and the digital currency revolution is not in sight. The economic institution to revive the hype around digital currencies may be one above any suspicion: the central bank.
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The green-green dilemma0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 30/12/2018
Policy conflicts between biodiversity conservation and renewable energy.
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Killer cotton: Fashion’s parasitic relationship with Indian farmers11
Clothing manufacturers are preying on the developing world for their cheap capital and labor to maintain speedy production. Fast fashion, the business model behind this, has increased demand for cotton used to produce most garments. Indian farmers provide a cheap version of the crop, a version genetically modified by seed monopolist Monsanto, which has created an inescapable dependency on the company; perpetuating bankruptcies, illnesses, and ultimately suicides.
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The invisible people0
- Human Rights and Migration
- 04/12/2018
Usually when the question of how welcoming a country’s attitude towards refugees is raised, people look at the relation between proportion of accepted and rejected asylum seekers. But the destiny of those rejected is rarely featured in the mass media. What happens to them?
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Migrants without protection = Humanitarian principles at risk0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 14/11/2018
In the last few years, tens of thousands of people have left their homes and crossed the Mediterranean Sea. The media is constantly publishing stories of drowning migrants and of the harsh conditions of detention centres in Southern Europe. At the same time, the attitude towards migration has hardened in many European countries. Countries like Italy, Austria and Hungary have shown that there is very little humanity left.
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Pretending to care for migrants0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 02/11/2018
On August 20 the Italian ship U. Diciotti with approximately 190 refugees on board docked at the port of Catania, Sicily. Soon after, the Italian government refused to let people off the ship, under the orders of new interior minister Matteo Salvini. For five days the entire group was detained in the docked ship. Under pressure of international community, the passengers were finally allowed off the ship on August 26. A similar situation occurred in June 2018 with the vessel Aquarius, which has been refused access to ports in Italy and Malta in the end having gone to Spain.
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The shady side of shadow banking monitoring0
- Financial Policy and International Markets, Op-ed
- 28/10/2018
In the post-crisis scenario, monitoring the interconnectedness of traditional and shadow banks has been a major focus of international supervisors. Despite much improvement, the tools put in place to monitor shadow banking activities might not suffice to shed a proper light on the risks we are running.
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Policy Research Internship31
- Opportunities
- 22/10/2018
Politheor is accepting applications for interns who will be supporting the op-ed team over the course of four months. The internships are online-based, with both training and mentoring offered online.
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