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Sustainability: Let business lead the way
To achieve development goals, societies across the world will have to balance economic sustainability, social factors and ecological necessities. Already, business is making strong progress on this front. Governments’ role should be to set sensible parameters, but too often gets in the way, trying to spend or economically plan its way toward sustainability
Cyprus: Simmering tensions over a divided island
The Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders will soon take part in UN-sponsored negotiations to find a solution to the long-standing political conflict that left Cyprus divided. However, given the geopolitical dispute between Turkey and Greece over hydrocarbon exploitation, there is little chance the two sides will see eye to eye.
In Venezuela, the pandemic helps Maduro dig in deeper
The regime of Nicolas Maduro is more entrenched than ever in Venezuela. While the opposition remains fragmented, the government has used the pandemic to strengthen its grip on power. Now, the strongman president is ready to use vaccines as a political cudgel, ensuring he remains the country’s leader for years ...
The Libyan crisis, 10 years on
For the last decade, external sponsors and non-state actors have pursued conflicting interests in Libya, turning the initial civil war into a protracted conflict with no end in sight. However, recent events suggest that the country is once again on Washington’s radar. Given the wide-ranging regional security risks posed by ...
Covid-19, a catalyst toward more freedom?
Most governments have enacted emergency measures to fight the coronavirus, and it is often unclear when these exceptional powers will be revoked. A similar approach is becoming the norm with matters concerning environmental policy. To avoid going down the path of authoritarianism, it will be up to citizens to take ...
