Politics
Fencing In Europe's Farmers
IPN Opinion article
EU environment ministers will decide this week whether Europe should have GMO-free zones - although genetically-modified crops have been in commercial production in the USA for a dozen years now, and, so far, there are no signs of killer tomatoes rampaging through California. Yet some environmentalists still so oppose modern agricultural biotechnology that the fear is still widespread.
The Role of Trade for Development
As the future of the Doha Round becomes ever more uncertain, protectionist sentiment is building up in the USA, Europe and developing countries. Fredrik Erikson (ECIPE) will discuss how trade can help economic development, and prospects for the future of the multilateral trading regime.
Turkish Court Set to Jail Professor for Allegedly “Insulting the Memory of Ataturk”
IPN Press release
Sentence on 28 January would undermine fundamental freedoms, weaken democracy and threaten EU Accession process
Lessons from Kenya's stolen election
IPN Opinion article
Amid the reams of reporting and speculation about the Kenyan elections, this Zimbabwean opposition figure shows how his party's experience can be used in a practical way to avoid violence and to shame and pressure governments which have manipulated elections. Outsiders and even Africans are often prone to despair about Africa's future, but David Coltart points to progress in peaceful regime change in a number of countries.
Malaria: Great Idea, Bad Scheme
IPN Opinion article
The great idea is to supply cheap anti-malarials through the private sector in Africa: the trouble is that the scheme is not proven and the Global Fund money could be better deployed in existing and effective anti-malaria campaigns.
World Trade Begins at Home
IPN Opinion article
The rhetoric about who is to blame for failing to conclude trade agreements between Europe and Africa obscures a far more important point: Africa is never going to get rich while its governments restrict trade between its own countries, EU deals or not.