economics

Migration Governance: Between Skills Needs and Social Constraints

Reem Saeed • Nov 6 2019 • Articles

The UAE needs a new migration governance framework as the present policy leads to an increased gap between shifting the economy and labour market productivity.

Interview – Nayan Chanda

E-International Relations • Sep 5 2019 • Features

Nayan Chanda discusses the US-China trade war, its repercusions, and parallels with US-Japan relations in the 1980s, as well as the current backlash against globalization.

‘A Union that Strives for More’: Von der Leyen’s All-inclusive EU Narrative

Revecca Pedi and Areti Vasmada • Sep 5 2019 • Articles

VdL’s ‘all-inclusive’ EU Narrative reflects the circumstances under which she was elected. Yet, it also mirrors the complexities of our era and those of the EU itself.

The New EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: a New Breath to Free Trade

Vivian Daniele Rocha Gabriel • Sep 4 2019 • Articles

The EU-MERCOSUR Trade Agreement should be seen as a reaction to protectionism, it means that the international rule-oriented order is still alive for important actors.

Will Governments Lose Monetary Control to Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency?

John Hawkins • Sep 4 2019 • Articles

Libra may struggle to impact markets unless they adopt a very aggressive strategy of below-cost pricing and are more efficient and much less costly than existing systems.

Interview – Pablo Nemiña

E-International Relations • Aug 27 2019 • Features

Pablo Nemiña explores the complex relationship between Latin American countries and the IMF, Argentina’s economic policy and the country’s upcoming presidential elections.

Interview – Angelika Rettberg

E-International Relations • Aug 13 2019 • Features

Angelika Rettberg talks about her forthcoming book on war economies and post-war crime, the role of resources in the conflict in Colombia and the recent peace agreement.

Interview – Adrian Monck

E-International Relations • Jul 4 2019 • Features

Head of Communications and Media at the World Economic Forum, Adrian Monck, discusses his role, fake news, the media and trust, and he responds to critiques of the forum.

Review – The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth

Luke Cooper • Jul 4 2019 • Features

Mandelbaum’s book is an analytically flawed, contradictory and unconventional piece of realist scholarship that considers the instability of the post-Cold War period.

Capital Mobility and Development Process: The New Political Economy Thoughts

John Windie Ansah • Jun 16 2019 • Articles

Classical political economy perspectives have been limited to the processes with which formal political and economic structures could be seen as central to development.

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