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EU climate policy: Energy market integration as political disintegration?0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 29/03/2016
Climate and energy policy are no match made in heaven. For Poland the EU’s climate policy ambitions are particularly hard to swallow. The government’s reluctance to transform its coal-based electricity sector puts the EU climate policy and energy market integration to the test.
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Closing the doors on refugees; who will be our brothers’ keeper?0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 28/03/2016
The EU-Turkey deal has set a bad precedent to other countries in the world especially those hosting large numbers of asylum seekers and refugees. The deal has the implication that asylum seeking is no longer a right (at least not in the EU) and neither are the provisions of the 1951 Refugee Convention nor the 1967 Protocol binding to state parties.
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Who pacifies the market? Community policing and gentrification in Rio de Janeiro 0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 24/03/2016
Imagine Rio de Janeiro. The dilapidated colorful shacks boom up majestically from the exotic beaches of Ipanema and Leblon. Recently pacified favelas like Rocinha and Vidigal are open for business. Yet, formalizing the informal via policies like community policing (UPP), has once again shown Rio’s obstinate urban exclusion and the persistence of its fragmented democracy.
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What the discussion on UBI should really be about 2
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 21/03/2016
The universal basic income (UBI) is in the limelight. Discussion around it is largely technocratic, with UBI being one of many possible fixes to counter the economic woes welfare states are currently faced with. I propose to realign UBI with its foundation as natural entitlement.
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Firewood in Afghanistan: An example of weak sustainability 0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 18/03/2016
A famous proverb says “Firewood yields ash”. But the established practice of using firewood as a source of energy in Afghanistan yields more than ash. Rapid deforestation, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions are the costs of depending on firewood. These challenges first require establishing the rule of law. Then the government must show determination by implementing relevant policies.
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The devil is in the detail: Trade secrets protection vs accountability?0
- International Trade, Op-ed
- 16/03/2016
Next month the European Parliament will discuss adopting the Trade Secret Directive. Are accountability and rule of law jeopardized by this regulation?
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