Author: Jason Institute

10 May The shifting sands of globalisation

Posted at 15:23h in Online Articles

Will the Coronavirus pandemic hasten deglobalisation?  By Emanuel Skoog Humanity is presently facing an international crisis – perhaps the greatest, all-encompassing of our generation [1]. The spread of the Coronavirus globally is alarming, however, not unexpected since globalisation creates universal risks. With travel, finance, commerce, cyber, and other...

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03 May Colombia and the Venezuelan migrant crisis

Posted at 17:37h in Online Articles

By Steven van der Plas and David Mendelsohn Political instability and socio-economic uncertainty have led over four million Venezuelans to leave their country in search of a better future. The largest recorded refugee crisis in the whole of the Americas has put tremendous pressure on the...

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26 Apr Big Data solving pandemic challenges – how much privacy are we willing to give (up)?

Posted at 13:23h in Online Articles

By Agata Chmiel It seems that the world has never been more concerned with ‘numbers’ like it is right now. Patients, healthcare staff, hospital beds, medical equipment – each one is a tiny number in an overwhelming pool of data that the public and private sector...

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19 Apr Political Crises in Latin America

Posted at 13:01h in Magazine Archives

Read the new JASON Magazine. This issue of JASON Magazine highlights the current political challenges in Latin America. In this magazine, you can read more about the public protests in Chile, the role of indigenous people in these protest movements and the prospects of R2P in Venezuela. This edition also...

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12 Apr The European confrontation over “corona bonds”

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Will the corona pandemic lead to an ever-closer euro-zone integration?  By Emanuel Skoog The French political economist, diplomat, and one of the founding fathers of the European Union Jean Monnet made the argument that “Europe will be forged in crises” [1]. European governments continuously try to organize resources needed...

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06 Apr The race to dominate artificial intelligence and its ramifications

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China’s quest to gain an advantage within the domain  By Emanuel Skog At the start of the 2017 school year Russian schoolchildren watched President Putin’s televised address outlining that “artificial intelligence (AI) is the future, not only of Russia, but of all mankind’’ [1]. Furthermore, he argued that “whoever becomes the...

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29 Mar Bolivia’s crossroads: The aftermath of an election gone wrong

Posted at 09:54h in Online Articles

Interview By Steven van der Plas and David Mendelsohn  The fall of 2019 saw widespread political unrest in Bolivia, culminating in the ousting of sitting President Evo Morales by the military amidst evidence of electoral fraud. A new right-wing interim government led by Jeanine Añez has...

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25 Mar Human Trafficking and Labour Exploitation in the Netherlands and Abroad

Posted at 11:59h in Reports and Photo's

On the 27th of February, the second event of the year was organised by the Jason Institute for Peace and Security Studies. With Human Trafficking & Labour Exploitation as its subject, the scope of the event was broad, with speakers addressing current crises worldwide, but...

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22 Mar Interview: Renewal and Depth in Latin American Journalism

Posted at 19:46h in Online Articles

By Alba León  Journalism in Latin America is often a risky proposition and journalists regularly operate in the face of political pressure. Not only are they frequent victims of violence, but many are also not able to make a living through journalism alone. Yet they continue...

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15 Mar The influence of the indigenous

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By Aileen Schuurmans  ‘Indigenous groups expected to play a key role in Ecuador’s protests.’ ‘‘Join our fight:’ Indigenous people in Brazil speak out against Amazon rainforest fires.’ ‘Indigenous peoples go to court to save the Amazon from oil company greed.’ These are just some of the...

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