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The Mediterranean Migration Crisis Part One: The Picture and the Thousand Words
Written by Dragos C. Costache
If there is a word for the week of April 13th 2015, that word is tragedy. Not just a tragedy for the more than one thousand migrants and asylum seekers that drowned in search of a better life in Europe, not just a tragedy for their families, but a tragedy […]
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The Tragedy of the Ukraine and the Slow Descent of Fear
Written by Dragos C. Costache
A noted and ostensively neoliberal Romanian writes a scathing reminder that Odessa is but 5 hours away from the Romanian border. The Prime Minister discusses conscription plans. The Ministry of Defense authorizes a draft medical certificate to be used in case of draft. Social Media runs wild with speculation and […]
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Gas Politics and Gay Rights: Russia’s Soft Power Problems
Written by Dragos C. Costache
In Romanian, the word ‘maidan’ means empty, weed-choked field. So it was more than a bit funny when the word became a household term across the EU in the past few months. The ‘Euromaidan’ became a symbol of democracy and the fight of the Ukraininan people against the choking weeds […]
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Past Their Pride: Romania’s Retired (Still Working) Women
Written by Dragos C. Costache
A few days ago I went to Stockholm’s excellent Moderna Museet to see a photography exhibition on Swedish workers’ marches and demonstrations against fascism and for the usual labour demands: better wages, increased job security and so forth. One photo showed people wanting the right to a peaceful retirement. I […]
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Sustainable Development: Video Interview with Jan Rieländer (OECD)
Written by Dragos C. Costache
On my first day at the GES I had the pleasure of kicking off the GES interviews by sitting down with Jan Rieländer, an economist with the OECD and a specialist in one of the topics that are really dear to me, African development. I asked Mr. Rieländer about the […]
