#CoronaCrisis

[…] Ahead of the national election on 9 August, all eyes are on Kenya amid signs that the once all-important factor of ethnicity is being diluted by other, more pressing, concerns. Kenyan elections [...]

[…] The global minimum corporate tax, coming into place in 2023, is a first step toward a global system of taxation, but it will benefit almost exclusively rich countries. I recommend that half of the tax [...]

[…] Eyes are on Colombia ahead of its presidential vote on May 29, with progressive candidate Gustavo Petro the current frontrunner. Is Colombia set to extend the left-wing shift witnessed elsewhere in [...]

[…] Over the past ten years, the Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation Index (BTI) has identified considerable declines in the quality of democracy worldwide. Significant downturns have been recorded in [...]

[…] The last decade has not been favorable to democracy worldwide. The rise of right-wing populists and the hardening of autocratic rule have left clear imprints. The Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation [...]

[…] In October 2021, Rwanda announced that it will house a vaccine manufacturing plant using the mRNA technology of the German start-up BioNTech, which co-developed the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. It is [...]

[…] For several years now, Brazilian democracy has been subjected to a stress test. President Bolsonaro's rhetoric and concrete actions have proven him to be a threat to democracy. The judiciary, however, [...]

[…] "He who has the benefit must also bear the damage," is how Walter Eucken summed up the principle of liability, a cornerstone of functioning market economies. This also applies to climate policy. From [...]

[…] Today’s International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the loss of educational opportunities resulting from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for many girls in sub-Saharan Africa. [...]

[…] Six months ago, on March 19, 2021, Samia Suluhu Hassan succeeded her predecessor, John Magufuli, as President of Tanzania, following his unexpected death. While the country initially hoped for a [...]