COVID-19 is a dangerous and deadly disease. Economists Peter Hansen and David Levine argue that stopping or delaying vaccination with the AstraZeneca and J&J vaccines out of an “abundance of caution” is not worth the risk.

A logical shortcut that is natural to humans becomes dangerous when it is a feature of artificial intelligence (AI). EUI Researcher Francisco de Abreu Duarte illustrates how algorithms can ‘scale’ normative choices that society no longer supports.

EUI Professor of History Alexander Etkind and Rutgers University Sociologist Sergei Erofeev focus on Russian democratic leader Alexei Navalny, urging readers to recognise his efforts in the fight against corruption in Russia, and entreating Amnesty International to reinstate the man’s status as a ‘prisoner of conscience’.

Globalisation, and particularly global trade, produces clear winners and losers. EUI visiting fellow and political economist Aydin Yildirim and his co-authors examine the national labour market structures that do best in mitigating unequal returns on global trade.

Trade measures meant to reduce emissions may be admirable, but can have uneven consequences for the countries to which they are applied. STG Policy Leader Fellow Gideon Sarpong lays out what he considers would be a fair EU carbon tax policy for developing countries.

On 19 March, two days after the death of President John Pombe Magufuli, Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as Tanzania’s Head of State. STG Fellow Ibrahim Magara reflects on the transition, suggesting it reaffirms the country’s capacity for religious tolerance and the progress attained by women in African politics.

To illuminate an important aspect of gender inequality, EUI Professor Klarita Gërxhani and colleagues have been investigating how women and men experience their own performance  in competitive situations.

STG Policy Leader Fellow Costanza Hermanin argues that achieving sustainability through policy depends on the emergence of inclusive leadership.

A conflict between Ethiopia and the TPLF is destabilising the country and the region, and some parties are calling to let the war run its course. STG Policy Leader Fellow Ibrahim Magara demurs in an analysis for EUIDeas.

On International Women’s Day, Policy Leader Fellows at the EUI honed in on the issue of gender inclusive work in the digital economy. Read some of their take-aways in this new article in EUIdeas.