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The connection between xenophobic sentiments and national identity calls into question the legitimacy of nations in an era of increasing migration and multiculturalism.
Nirmalya Syam
South Centre
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03/12/10
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Mitigating overly rigorous intellectual property rights lies at the core of any meaningful international mechanism for facilitating sustainable technology transfer to developing countries.
Promising results from a pilot program in Namibia indicate that basic income grants may help poor regions jolt the poverty cycle with jobs and education.
As the world attempts to solve the growth in climate migrants and refugees, accurate and legally justifiable definitions will be a crucial first step.
Achim Steiner
Project Syndicate
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02/10/10
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Let us put aside the myth that the science of climate change is holed below the water line and sinking fast on a sea of falsehoods. Overwhelming evidence now indicates that greenhouse-gas emissions need to peak within the decade.
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Florian Coulmas,
James Farrer,
John Haffner,
Hiroshi Kimizuka,
Gracia Liu-Farrer,
Midori Okabe,
Mark Raper,
Mathias Risse,
Devin T. Stewart,
Michele Wucker,
Kosaku Yoshino
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01/22/10
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A collection of essays from our joint Sophia University-Carnegie Council conference exploring the ethics of an international right to migration.
Jomo K. S.
Project Syndicate
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01/19/10
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The mixed record of poverty reduction calls into question the efficacy of conventional approaches. Governments need to play a developmental role to reduce inequality and promote social justice, complemented by appropriate industrial investment and technology policies.
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Michael Shtender-Auerbach
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01/14/10
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When the state of the economy is precarious, companies may be tempted to play tough and cut corners without considering that short-sighted strategies can lead to serious reputation and operational risks.
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James Farrer,
Devin T. Stewart
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01/06/10
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Beyond the practical and cultural arguments for immigration reform, the strongest case for an internationally recognized right to move may arise out of the "worst-case scenarios" of global climate change.
Peter Singer
Project Syndicate
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01/05/10
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A resolution is an attempt to overcome the problem of maintaining an intention when we expect that, at some future time, we will face inclinations contrary to our intention.
Global Policy Innovations
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12/18/09
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Our most popular articles of 2009 point to key themes: ethics and economics, foreign policy fault lines, and low-hanging fruit for clean energy and climate.
A Tobin Tax on financial transactions could generate significant funds for climate change adaptation in vulnerable island states while also helping to stabilize the global financial system.
If New York's Greener, Greater Buildings Plan becomes law this week it will be a significant step toward urban environmental sustainability. Can the policies transfer to cities around the world?
Tegegnework Gettu
United Nations Development Programme
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12/08/09
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Any concerted effort to tackle climate change in Africa must focus primarily on poverty reduction, but we must also assess how African countries can contribute to the solution.
Can nation-states, global corporations, and civil society alliances stabilize in a new form of effective global governance?
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