THE IMPACT OF THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN TURKEY WILL INCLUDE NOT ONLY A NEW SOCIAL REALITY BUT ALSO A NEW INSTITUTIONAL REALITY WITH FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORMED STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS.
Two participants of an urban development-themed trip to Havana, Cuba organized by the SAIS Cities and Development Club reflect on the city's resurgent racial and socioeconomic inequalities.
Perspectives had a chance to speak with Taleh Ziyadov, the Director General of the Baku International Sea Trade Port, about Azerbaijan's attempts to diversify its economy and to grab a greater share of Eurasian trade via the construction of a new world-class port.
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND TURKEY ARE INCHING TOWARDS AN AGREEMENT TO STEM THE FLOW OF REFUGEES TO EUROPE. AFTER 12 HOURS OF TALKS IN BRUSSELS ON MONDAY, MARCH 7TH, EUROPEAN LEADERS SAY THEY HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT ON THE OUTLINES OF A POSSIBLE DEAL WITH ANKARA.
When asked about being in good spirits, Samir said, “Is there any way you can hide from the sun? Why wouldn’t we be happy? When we came here we were finally being treated as human beings again.”
POET LAUREATE EMERITUS WILLIAM DOUGLAS'S TIMELY AND THOUGHTFUL POEM ON THE MORAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES THE WORLD IS FACING IN RESPONSE TO THE MIGRANT AND REFUGEE CRISIS.
AT BEST, WORKERS RECEIVE NO ECONOMIC SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT WHILE THEIR CASES ARE BEING PROCESSED, DURING WHICH TIME THEY ARE NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO WORK. AND AT WORST? THEY FACE PHYSICAL ABUSE, KIDNAPPING, AND UNLAWFUL REPATRIATION ATTEMPTS BY EMPLOYERS NOT WANTING TO PAY MEDICAL LEAVE OR COMPENSATION. IT SOON BECAME DIFFICULT TO RECONCILE THE IMAGE I HAD OF CLEAN, EFFICIENT, SAFE SINGAPORE WITH THE COUNTLESS MARGINALLY DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF MIGRANTS’ TERRIBLE STORIES.
Since 2008, Canada has seen a wide array of changes to its immigration policy, with many of these changes making it more difficult to immigrate to Canada. However, on October 26, 2015 Canadians elected a new Prime Minister and gave him a solid majority, rewarding him for a campaign that avoided negativity and promised change. The new government now has the opportunity to respond to the Syrian immigration crisis and prove that change is truly coming to Canada.
A GROUP OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FROM RIETI DECIDED TO LEVERAGE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO RESCUE THEIR HOMETOWN UNDER CRISIS. THE GOAL IS TO GRADUALLY BUILD A NEXT RIETI ON INNOVATION, MERIT AND TRANSPARENCY, STARTING FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT OF A DESERTED INDUSTRIAL PLANT CALLED THE SNIA VISCOSA.
OVER THE NEXT THREE DECADES, THE PERCENTAGE OF URBAN RESIDENTS WHO ARE ELDERLY WILL RISE TO 20 PERCENT. THE PUBLIC POLICY CHALLENGES OF ADDRESSING THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF THE ELDERLY AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE HUGE. PROFESSOR CINNAMON DORNSIFE DISCUSSES APPROACHES FROM SINGAPORE, CHILE, AND THE UNITED STATES.
I expected to see more of an outpouring of emotion in Singapore after he died. On Tuesday, flags flew at half-mast. But for the majority of people it was just business as usual. Business being the operative word. Then again, that’s what LKY would have wanted.
Like every other winter for the past decade, I spent winter vacation in Delhi with my parents. When they moved to this South Delhi community from the frenetic North Delhi area in which I was raised, the sleepy two-lane road was straddled by an old village turned illegal settlement on one side and large middle class apartment complexes on the other. Today it often takes half an hour to travel a quarter of a mile on the stretch. It is congested, loud, dirty and anything but sleepy. I often refer to it as the “ugliest mile.”
BY PROFESSOR TANVI NAGPAL, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE SAIS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
This summer, Professor Tanvi Nagpal was joined by Benjamin Edwards (The Urban Institute, Research Associate) and Rachel Rose (2nd year IDEV student) as they undertook research on municipal funding for pro-poor sanitation in three urban areas in sub-Saharan Africa. The team, affiliated with The Urban Institute, is working on an ongoing practical research project funded by Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor.
Perspectives offers all SAISers the opportunity to submit new research, or to tweak academic papers they have written to fit the theme. Each accepted author works closely with a member of the editorial team to polish the piece for publication. The challenging part as an editor is observing the writing style of an author and incorporating this into your feedback. It is your job to make sure the voice of the author comes through in the final piece, no matter how much it changes throughout the editing process. True to its name, the publication really does give many perspectives on current issues in international development through the integration of articles from students and faculty from two campuses, as well as alumni currently working in relevant areas.
