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Taking a Country to Court
The ink is dry and the full text of the major trade deal between the US and 11 Pacific Rim countries, the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP, is available to...
Calculating the Benefits of Nonprofits
A recent article in The Atlantic highlighted a growing trend in economic aid of giving money directly to the needy, often without strings attached. The spread of smartphones is...
Should Trade Agreements Address Climate Change?
This month’s long-awaited release of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) text was the result of years of negotiations on trade ties between nations around the Pacific Rim. Some six weeks...
Leveling Australia’s Superannuation Playing Field
The taxation of superannuation has been the cause of much consternation. Much of the difficulty is the result of the slow drift of superannuation from the moorings of its...
Getting Mozambique on the Grid
Mozambique has one of Africa’s lowest electrification rates. The national grid reached just 23% of the population in 2012. Around 68% of Mozambicans live in widely dispersed rural areas...
The UK Rolls Out the Red Carpet for India’s Modi
Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, is in the UK from November 12 for a three-day visit. There is pressure on both India and the UK to sign...
Be On Your Best (Human) Behavior
Back in September, President Barack Obama signed an executive order that marked a major turning point in the role that behavioral science plays in helping the federal government achieve...
Egypt’s Need for Sharm el-Sheikh was Clear
Sharm el-Sheikh is a well-known holiday destination. On the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, it is characterised by its year-round hot weather, long white sandy beaches,...
WADA Exposes the Doping, but Can Do Little to Stop It
It is hard to overplay the importance of the damning report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that has presented evidence of widespread and systematic doping – particularly in...
Low Commodity Prices Threaten the Congo
Many African countries have in recent years, shown phenomenal economic growth. However, recent developments on global markets – including the drop in prices of commodities such as oil, copper,...