During his 30-year career working with humanitarian aid organizations in countries around the world, Anders Fänge demonstrated an exceptional depth of understanding, compassion, and engagement with local communities. He also earned a reputation for his common sense and practical approach to getting things done. "You need to be tough, to be straight," he said.
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December 14, 2015
"In the Visegrad 4 [V4] countries [Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia], the gap between wages and productivity worsened during the Great Recession starting in 2008," Associate Professor Martin Kahanec said at the Czech Senate.
December 7, 2015
In a presentation at the School of Public Policy on December 2, Gloria Lai (Mundus MAPP '11) offered a devastating critique of the global war on drugs – a war that, as she noted, has been enormously expensive: $1.5 trillion was spent on drug control efforts between 1970 and 2010 in the US alone. Despite this, there was no significant change in the levels of drug dependence.
December 3, 2015
SPP Associate Dean Julia Buxton participated in a panel discussion at the U.S. International Peace Institute (IPI) on November 16. The event, entitled "Sustainable Development and the World Drug Problem," was chaired by IPI Director of Research and Publications Adam Lupel. The panel included Jürg Lauber, permanent representative of Switzerland to the United Nations, Tenu Avafia from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Summer Walker of the United Nations University (UNU).
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