In the last 25 years, Venezuela has walked the path from a democratic to an authoritarian state. Having been one of the richest countries in Latin America in 1998, Venezuela is now among the poorest countries in the region with 95.5% of its population below the poverty line. Can the new reforms save the Venezuelan economy and alleviate the… [Read more]
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Taking Shell to Climate Court: Could a Judge Force the Oil Giant to Change its Ways?
This piece is part of a novel collaboration between The Governance Post and The Paris Globalist, the international affairs magazine by students at Sciences Po in Paris, France. Does a private corporation have an obligation to prevent… [Read more]
Tehran Taxi: Iranian hope and desperation in the light of U.S. Sanctions
American sanctions on Iran have not weakened the regime but achieved the opposite. They have harmed ordinary people and cemented the conservative Revolutionary Guards’ grip on power. The U.S. would be well advised to pursue… [Read more]
The Undeclared Crisis: Latin America’s weak response to the overflow of Venezuelan migrants
For years Latin American countries have kept silent regarding the failure of the Bolivarian regime in Venezuela due to economic and political interests. Now, that Venezuelans are fleeing from starvation and violence, Countries who were… [Read more]
A US Perspective: the Need for Counter- Cyclical Energy Policy
Our recent research demonstrates that the continuation of society’s historical pattern of addressing energy problems only in times of crisis is insufficient to provide the necessary incentives for a transition to an energy system with… [Read more]