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Despite the “Never Again” Attitude of Chernobyl Commemorations, Nuclear Gets Boost from Unlikely Source
- Analysis
- May 10, 2016
This spring has marked two painful anniversaries. April 26 was the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl meltdown in 1986, the worst nuclear accident in history. Chernobyl was a complete disaster, from planning and design to emergency preparedness and response management. It was also a tragedy resulting in over 40 direct deaths (occurring within months of
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TPP, TTIP, and CETA: Just Stalled or at a Dead-end?
- Analysis
- May 3, 2016
The acronyms are confusing enough to outsiders. TPP is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, sponsored by the US, bringing together 12 Pacific-rim countries representing 40% of the global economy. TTIP is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, potentially linking the US to the European Union. This is President Obama’s current obsession but Chancellor Merkel’s domestic policy nightmare.
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GardaWorld and Former Child Soldiers: The Price of Global Success?
- Analysis
- April 28, 2016
by Rita Abrahamsen and Michael C. Williams Many Canadians will know GardaWorld from airport security, the routine removal of shoes, belts, and “any gels or liquids.” Fewer will know that the Montreal-based company is also a global security provider with ambitions to expand in emerging markets in Africa and the Middle East. It already operates
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Intersectionality and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Global Development
- Analysis
- April 28, 2016
by Julianne Acker-Verney, Pamela Johnson, and Susan Manning Intersectionality is a tool that can guide researchers, policy makers, and practitioners to learn about and respond to the diverse experiences of women and men, girls and boys with disabilities and the social structures and systems that often exclude and silence them. Persons with disabilities are often
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