Alvaro Cedeno Molinari

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Alvaro Cedeno Molinari is a former Costa Rican ambassador to Japan and the World Trade Organization.

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Toward a Global Biodiversity Accord
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Toward a Global Biodiversity Accord

Nov 7, 2019 Carlos Manuel Rodríguez & Alvaro Cedeno Molinari list ten priorities that should be included in a new international framework for conservation policy.

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From Resource Curse to Blessing
Aug 15, 2012

According to the Global Footprint Network, humanity is extracting nearly 50% more natural resources every year than what the planet can naturally regenerate. What will happen when economists understand what ecologists have known for 25 years? Resource curse indeed!
A Green Alternative to Austerity?
May 20, 2012

Great article, very informative and motivational for global leaders.

Given the global environmental constraints, humanity is quickly growing aware of the collision course between available natural resources and rate of consumption. This leads to the search for innovation that is not only novel, but that also transforms the conflict effectively.

The kind of innovation that the world urgently needs is one that leads industry, technology, economy and culture towards regeneration of natural ecosystems, constructively moving away from business-as-usual degradation.

The Fall of the Berlin Wall and Social Democracy

Daron Acemoglu

The fall of the Berlin Wall heralded not only the collapse of communism in Europe, but also the destruction of a broader – and far more constructive – social-democratic compact. To prevent a return to extremism and instability, that compact must be refashioned for the twenty-first century.

China’s Risky Endgame in Hong Kong

Minxin Pei

In 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that by the time the People’s Republic celebrates its centenary in 2049, it should be a “great modern socialist country” with an advanced economy. But following through with planned measures to tighten mainland China's grip on Hong Kong would make achieving that goal all but impossible.

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