Michel Forst - Project Syndicate

Michel Forst

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Michel Forst is the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders.

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Do-No-Harm Development

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Aug 11, 2016 Michel Forst singles out development banks to take action against abuses stemming from their investments.

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When Agricultural Workers Go Hungry

Oct 18, 2018 Hilal Elver & Melissa Shapiro ask why so many farm workers can't put enough food on their plates.

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Are Britons Really Softening on Immigration?

Oct 18, 2018 Johnny Runge wonders if public attitudes toward migrants have really changed as much as recent polls suggest.

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The High Cost of High Finance

Oct 18, 2018 Howard Davies advises cities to think twice before seeking to attract financial firms fleeing post-Brexit London.

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Is Hothouse Earth Avoidable?

Oct 17, 2018 Johan Rockström, et al. insist that there is only one way to protect our economies and societies in the long term.

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The End of Scandinavian Non-Alignment

Oct 17, 2018 Carl Bildt explains why participation by Sweden and Finland in NATO defense drills in Norway this fall is so significant.

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Will Italy Sink Europe?

Oct 17, 2018 Jim O'Neill thinks the EU has a strong interest in not opposing the Italian government's budget plans too aggressively.

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PS [In Depth]: Deconstructing the Urbanization Challenge

Oct 17, 2018 PS editors take a closer look at the multi-faceted – and inexorable – global migration from rural areas to cities.

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The “No-Growth” Prescription for Misery

Oct 17, 2018 Bjørn Lomborg calls hypocrisy on a new movement promoting economic stasis in the name of saving the planet.

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