Global economy

The so-called “refugee crisis” in Europe in 2015 triggered a wave of digital initiatives for refugees. Both individual "hacktivists" and larger humanitarian organizations were involved in the development of hundreds of hackathons and smartphone apps, most of which are now inactive and useless.

How the Nordics approach Taiwan

American and allied export controls have been successful in slowing the advance of China’s equipment for semiconductor chip production. Chinese players have been increasingly cut off from a global industry where customer-client interaction is essential. The US and its allies should continue with the controls and subsidies they have in place but expanding them further, as some advocate, would be excessively punitive.

The politics of alignment in cross-sector partnerships for refugees