(1/2) The mass shooting in Buffalo, now being investigated as a racially motivated act of domestic terrorism, joins a long list of similarly heinous murders in the #UnitedStates. Among #EU and #OECD countries, the US has long been an outlier with regard to internal security.
(1/5) With #Finland and #Sweden taking historic steps to join @NATO amid the security crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it deserves noting the rapidity with which their governments have responded - similar to their initial responses to #COVID19. twitter.com/jensstoltenber…
(1/2) #COVID19 has shown that simply having intensive-care units and ventilators isn't enough to be prepared; health systems require sufficient medical staff to provide care. Our special study on first year of the pandemic found this preparedness varied greatly among countries. twitter.com/OECD_Social/st…
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(1/3) Surging inflation will disproportionately impact the most vulnerable - also in #OECD and #EU countries. The resulting further widening income gap is a threat to democracy as well as peace. twitter.com/OECD_Stat/stat…
(1/3) On this #WorldPressFreedomDay, some insights from our 2021 special study on crisis resilience: during the first year of the #COVID19 pandemic, media freedom varied severely among the 29 EU and OECD countries in our sample.
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The article's author, Thomas Kalinowski, teaches at the Graduate School of International Studies, @EwhaWomansUniv, and serves as regional coordinator for Asia and Oceania on our 2022 SGI survey. twitter.com/atulabhas/stat…
(1/2) This past Sunday's parliamentary elections in #Slovenia have ousted the ring-wing populist government in favor of a government led by the new green-liberal party. The new government inherits numerous historic challenges - including Russia's invasion of its neighbor Ukraine.
Fascinating research on national policy styles by @jale_tosun and @howlettm in @epa_journal based on our @ProjectSGI data. Check it out! twitter.com/jale_tosun/sta…
Fascinating analysis on the state of sustainable transition of EU countries by the #TransitionsPerformanceIndex, also referring to the SGI results in our categories robust democracy and executive accountability. twitter.com/EUScienceInnov…