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José Graziano da Silva

José Graziano da Silva

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José Graziano da Silva is Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

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  1. Food Security Rests on Trade
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    Food Security Rests on Trade

    Nov 19, 2018 Angel Gurría & José Graziano da Silva warn that without rules-based global trade, the threat of hunger and malnutrition in some regions will grow.

  2. Food in the Age of Biofuels
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    Food in the Age of Biofuels

    Jun 25, 2015 José Graziano da Silva urges policymakers to leverage the benefits of cheaper energy to boost agricultural productivity.

  3. Waste Not, Want Not
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    Waste Not, Want Not

    Oct 15, 2013 José Graziano da Silva & Achim Steiner on the massive costs of food wastage and loss.

  4. The End of Hunger and Malnutrition
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    The End of Hunger and Malnutrition

    Jan 28, 2013 José Graziano da Silva on how to eradicate hunger.

  5. An African Horn of Plenty
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    An African Horn of Plenty

    Mar 1, 2012 José Graziano da Silva

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    A Big Defeat for Big Tech

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Tech companies know that if there is an open, democratic debate about data security, consumers’ concerns about digital safeguards will win out. And while the industry's lobbyists tried to ensure that no such debate could ever occur, one of their more cynical moves has now been exposed and thwarted.

    details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements.
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    Haiti’s Proud Boys

    Slavoj Žižek

    If we measure a failed state by the cracks in the edifice of its power, reflected in brewing ideological civil wars, deadlocked assemblies, and increasingly insecure public spaces, we must recognize that the United States is not so unlike Haiti. Both have given rise to violent gangs with political ambitions.

    warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence.
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    Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset

    Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises.
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    The Truth About US Immigration

    Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating.
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    The Zombification of Political Parties

    Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere.
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    The Economic Consequences of Legal Behavior

    Kaushik Basu highlights the potential benefits of emphasizing adherence to the spirit of laws, if not their letter.
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    For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First

    Gordon Brown writes that the latest mass abduction of students underscores the dilemma facing parents throughout the country.
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    Give Women with Disabilities a Chance

    Nkechi S. Owoo explains what is needed to protect and empower one of the world’s most vulnerable demographic groups.
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    How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy

    Mordecai Kurz examines the economic policies and market dynamics that have ushered in America's Second Gilded Age.

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