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Published in: 50.50Zimbabwe: speaking from where I feel safeMany women in Zimbabwe face war in their homes daily and face war with the state when we try to overcome it. Often...
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Published in: 50.50The mind of the traffickers
Consumer campaigns, self-help methodology and those who risk their lives to defend others cannot match the power of...
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Published in: oDRCorruption, corruption, corruptionRussia’s higher education institutions are popularly assumed to be among the most corrupt in the country. Augusto...
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Published in: oDRRussia paralysed by pragmatism
Officially, the Russian government is above politics. While this stance worked well during the boom years, since the...
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Published in: openIndiaIndia BurningWhen the rice harvest season finishes in a few weeks, fields in India will turn black as farmers burn thousands of...
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Published in: oDRThe Russian Mafia and organised crime: how can this global force be tamed?
We hear a lot about Russian organised crime and its links with the Russian state. But it operates not just at home:...
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Published in: oDRRussia is running out of cash
As the Russian government tries to put together its budget plan for 2013-2015, it is clear that it cannot possibly...
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Published in: oDRTime for Azerbaijan to open up
Azerbaijan has hydrocarbon riches and a strategic position, which means that all the great powers have an interest...
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Published in: oDRRussia, EU and ECU: co-existence or rivalry?
The creation of the Eurasian Customs Union (ECU) could well enhance Russia’s position in the post-Soviet space at...
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Published in: oDRGetting by as a gastarbeiter in KazakhstanThe stream of migrants from Central Asia seeking work in Russia is considerable, but racism and the migration laws...
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Published in: oDRWork permits: creating a documented self in RussiaThe life of a migrant worker is never easy. The upheavals of the past 20 years in the former USSR have resulted in...
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Published in: oDRBeyond the gastarbeiter: the other side of post-Soviet migration
The collapse of the Soviet Union left desperate human situations in its wake: prices shot up, wages weren’t paid and...
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Published in: HomeCatalonia-Spain: Deadlock
September 11: the world - and Spain - is taken by surprise with the images of over a million people marching down...
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Published in: oDRSchool buses, oil rigs and raspberries: corruption in UkraineRampant corruption among government officials is a given for most Ukrainians. A recent scam involved the purchase of...
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Published in: openEconomyFidite Nemini, trust no oneThe big banks seem to have come out of the financial meltdown relatively undamaged, if not stronger than ever. But...
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Published in: oDRA Pyrrhic victory for Abramovich?
The judgment in the Berezovsky vs Abramovich case was a long time coming. Berezovsky lost comprehensively, but...
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Published in: HomeItaly after the summer break: Monti’s last round?Intensely scrutinised by other euro zone members, in a context of economic turmoil and growing public discontent,...
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Published in: oDRKazakhstan's Democracy Gap
Over its two decades of independence Kazakhstan has made enormous progress. Economic reforms, energy exploitation...
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Published in: 50.50The gender gap and the American presidential election
Will the gender gap that decisively helped Bill Clinton and Barack Obama win the presidency again? Only if women...
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Published in: oDRIs Russia’s protest movement a flash in the pan?Putin is back in power and the numbers of Russians actively protesting against the regime have dwindled. Six months...
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