When the public is paying attention to the details of individual technologies instead of a holistic solution to the problem at hand, technology theatre is working. In this article, Sean McDonald pulls back the curtain on digitally focused government interventions and their problematic role in the response to COVID-19.
Following the pandemic, policies to promote the tradable sector and employment will play a crucial role in South America's economic recovery. José María Fanelli explains.
In the throes of the pandemic, fear has caused many countries to signal a retrenchment toward a more protectionist future. In this piece, Myra J. Tawfik explains why intellectual property law should resist the impulse to follow suit.
As Donald Bobiash writes, the COVID-19 crisis has made one point manifestly clear: health is everything. Money, material possessions, career — all are secondary in the context of an existential health threat.
"If Argentina acceded to the demands of a group of hold-out creditors, it would create a disastrous precedent that would set back by more than a decade the development of the international legal architecture for sovereign debt."
More than 70 economists and scholars — including CIGI President Rohinton P. Medhora — are calling on the international community to reject this behaviour. Read more.
Jul. 14 – 11:00 a.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): Rather than re-opening a conversation about the nature of election interference, this exchange will dig into a number of solutions being tried around the world by governments, civil society organizations and digital platforms themselves. Join us for this timely virtual discussion.
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