Asia
Pakistan: A flood of restrictions
IPN Opinion article
Pakistan’s horrific floods have been compounded by horrific mismanagement and then by regulations that make it harder to save the victims and start reconstruction. The solution is more freedom, not more restrictions, says this widely-experienced Pakistani economist and consultant – citing practical precedents.
What do AIDS activists want more money for?
IPN Opinion article
UNAIDS has inflated its HIV/AIDS figures for years and now claims the natural decline of AIDS as a victory (it started before UNAIDS was set up): Bill Clinton at the international AIDS conference in Vienna attacked the waste of money but this analyst says UNAIDS should just be shut down. In fact, AIDS is not even the top killer in Africa, let alone anywhere else.
Wrong Tax, Wrong Disease
IPN Opinion article
Officials and activists (and a slightly equivocal Bill Clinton) at the recent world AIDS conference in Vienna want a "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions to fund HIV/AIDS relief. This well-published analyst explains why this is a bad and counter-productive idea.
Water Wars
IPN News coverage
Caroline Boin discusses water rights in the context of the Indo-Pakistan dispute in the Punjab
China pushing water uphill
IPN Opinion article
China has a water crisis, ranging from flood to regular drought, but the Three Gorges Dam did not prevent the current murderous floods and an even bigger project will not guarantee fresh water to the dry north: China needs a dose of Chile.
China pushing water uphill
IPN News coverage
IPN’s Caroline Boin and Nathaniel Clark discuss the damaging implications of the latest Chinese "Super-Project" and offer viable alternatives.
