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New 15/07/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

Why taxes beat philanthropy

The pursuit of the common good requires broad-based debate, public deliberation and responsible government

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14/06/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

G7 takes tiny steps in the right directions

To claim world leadership, the G7 must do more than what its members agreed in Carbis Bay

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13/06/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

Anti-racists’ two-front struggle

Lessons from the history of racist ideas in the USA

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31/05/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

Our colleague Jeffrey Moyo has been arrested in Harare

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23/05/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

Criticism of Netanyahu is not necessarily anti-Semitic

Nuanced assessments of Israel-Hamas conflict from the New York Times

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11/05/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

Why I find the debate on an IP waiver awkward

Patents matter even though they are not the main bottleneck in Covid-19 vaccine supply

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05/05/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

Why Xi Jinping’s government is weaker than it seems

If you think China is the irresistibly rising world power, spare a thought for Oscar winner Chloé Zhao

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11/04/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

Democracy versus kleptocracy

If western governments want to promote democracy, a good place to start would be to fight illicit financial flows

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26/03/2021 – by Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi

How to erode people’s trust during a pandemic

A second East-African president has suddenly died, and rumours abound about Covid-19 being the cause

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28/02/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

Covid-19 vaccines: we must not lose more time

People in all countries must be inoculated against coronavirus as soon as possible

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Global governance

14/02/2021 – by Hans Dembowski

Sensible utopian visions may eventually come true

In view of climate crisis, Covid-19 pandemic and computerised communication, we need more stringent global governance

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D+C Newsletter

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Why taxes beat philanthropy

G7 takes tiny steps in the right directions

Anti-racists’ two-front struggle

Our colleague Jeffrey Moyo has been arrested in Harare

Criticism of Netanyahu is not necessarily anti-Semitic

Why I find the debate on an IP waiver awkward

Why Xi Jinping’s government is weaker than it seems

Democracy versus kleptocracy

How to erode people’s trust during a pandemic

Covid-19 vaccines: we must not lose more time

Sensible utopian visions may eventually come true