Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives
Christopher J Finlay puts recent events in Zimbabwe into the broader context and history of coups.
The phenomenon of ‘coup d’état’ has recently forced itself back into…
On Thursday 23 November 2017, the Department of International Development hosted Kate Raworth to talk about her best selling book Doughnut Economics. Kate…
Activist Duncan Green explores the thorny Uber issue.
OK, I’m probably going to regret this but… should I use Uber taxis? I got into a big argument about this in Canada last week…
Philipp Ager and Casper Worm Hansen explore the economic effects of restricting immigration.
The issue of immigration – and whether or not to restrict it – is hotly debated.…
In order to stop democracy drying up, it is necessary to understand what democratic backsliding looks like and how it takes shape.
Illiberalism is rising and democratic norms are…
Sustainable Development in International Law Making and Trade: International Food Governance and Trade in Agriculture by Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar…
Why are there still such major variations between the increasingly optimistic EU official statements on the refugee situation in Greece and the more dismal media and first-hand…
Dave Anderson calls for realism over North Korea.
President Trump essentially congratulated the Chinese several weeks ago when he said that he did not blame them for taking…
Transactional sex is a widespread reality in humanitarian crises, and one of the strategies that many people use to secure their livelihoods. Dorothea Hilhorst, professor of…
Alice Evans earns Duncan Green's undying admiration (and ubergeek status) by casually revealing that she has read the last 5 WDRs on the day of their publication. Here she…