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New Dimensions of Trade Barriers: “Let’s Bury Doha!”
Written by Corina Murafa
Logistics, mostly international transportation, accounts for 20 per cent of consumer good prices. In addition, a large share of international trade takes place by air. The EU is trying right now to include aviation in its emissions trading scheme. The overall costs of this for the aviation sector will be […]
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Corina Murafa
Corina Murafa holds a Master in Public Policy, with a focus on economic policy and European governance, from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. An energy expert, Corina's current work in Romania was preceded by stints with the United Nations Development Programme, Deloitte Consulting, and with the Romanian Academic Society. She is a former Open Society Institute fellow (New York) and is currently an associate fellow for the Aspen Institute Romania, where she acts as elected Chairperson of the alumni network.
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GES 2011: Participants’ First Impressions and Expectations
Written by Corina Murafa
“Our current system of multilateral governance has proven to lack the needed scope, effectiveness and foresight”, said Gunter Thielen, CEO and Chairman of the Bertelsmann Stiftung.
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9/11 and Romania. Jumping into the American Void?
Written by Corina Murafa
Did we have any choice other than to play the American card? Probably not. Did we go too far in playing the game? Probably yes. Corina Murafa analyzed 9/11’s effects on Romania
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A Marriage Fraught with Heartache: Democracy and Climate Change
Written by Corina Murafa
“What we may be witnessing is […] the end of history as such: that is […] the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.” Decades after its publication, Francis Fukuyama’s proclamation of the unabashed triumph of democracy still produces uproar among readers and commentators. In […]
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Energy Market Liberalization in the European Union. A Never Ending Story?
Written by Corina Murafa
The European Union is big. When it comes to electricity, it consumes almost 3 billion MWh/ year, less than China and Russia, yet far more than any other country in the world. But is it really clever? Despite its fundamental flaw – which is that it cannot be stored easily […]
