Tag: Law
104 Articles
- Business & Economics
Drones, Development, and Discovery
The Benefits of Drones for Development Drones can be understood as a transaction-cost reducing technology. Transaction costs are the costs associated with discovering,…
April 15, 2020
- Science & Technology
Responding to Water Vulnerabilities at Home and Abroad
Affordability is one of the most subjective measures used by water regulators and utility managers charged with providing household drinking water. In the United States, for…
April 14, 2020
- Global Governance
Tropical Forests and Climate Change Mitigation: The Decisive Role of Environmental Governance
In terms of deforestation control, Brazil’s trajectory in the last two decades is a good example. Five countries around the world (Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,…
March 20, 2020
- Global Governance
In the Shadow of the British Empire: International Law and the State of Decolonization
These conflicting impulses of Britain’s trajectory are clearly displayed in the Indian Ocean, on a small set of islands called the Chagos Archipelago. There, Britain’s…
March 9, 2020
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Human Rights & Development
Are LGBTQ Human Rights in Uganda a Lost Cause?
Uganda was not always the extremely homophobic country it has transformed into. It first gained international notoriety in 2009 when David Bahati, a member of the Ugandan…
February 27, 2020
- Business & Economics
The Causes, Effects, and Manifestations of the Money Laundering Problem in the Former Soviet Union
Where is the illegal money coming from? In most of these cases, the source of the illicit assets was Russia or another country in the former Soviet Union. According to Russia…
February 21, 2020
- Society & Culture
Alcohol Policies in Australia: Indigenous Activism and International Blueprints
A significant dimension of the WHO definition of alcohol policy is the suggestion that such “authoritative decisions” and measures to limit health or social harm may be made,…
February 14, 2020
- Business & Economics
Big Tech, Antitrust, and Breakup
Big Tech Scrutiny Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google play outsized roles in our lives. We rely on them for shopping, research, entertainment, and information. But these…
January 14, 2020
- Dialogues
Migration and Displacement in an Era of Chaos with Caroline Njuki
GJIA: The atmosphere surrounding the migrant crisis seems to be extremely chaotic and dramatized in the media. Is this helping? CN: There is a lot of talk and seeming action, as…
December 17, 2019
- Society & Culture
Hong Kong’s Escalating Protests: Three Questions
In February 2019, Hong Kong’s government proposed a bill to permit extradition requests from mainland China and Macau for criminal suspects. Opponents expressed long-standing…
December 9, 2019