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The Netherlands marked 60 years of bilateral investment treaties on 23 May. In 1963, the Netherlands concluded its first treaty with Tunisia. These treaties should play an important role in protecting foreign investments by Dutch companies. In practice, they mainly give multinationals a strong tool of power with dramatic consequences for people and the environment worldwide, according to a study by SOMO, Both ENDS and TNI.
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Dear reader,
The Netherlands marked 60 years of bilateral investment treaties on 23 May. In 1963, the Netherlands concluded its first treaty with Tunisia. These treaties should play an important role in protecting foreign investments by Dutch companies. In practice, they mainly give multinationals a strong tool of power with dramatic consequences for people and the environment worldwide, according to a study by SOMO, Both ENDS and TNI.
This new report examines the bilateral investment treaty network that the Netherlands has crafted over the past 60 years and how the treaties have strengthened corporate power around the globe.
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This publication explores the frameworks and processes of alliance formation that contributed to the remarkable success of the Kisan Andolan. While the movement is grounded and embedded in the Indian context, there is much to be learned from the political dynamics of this victory for progressive social movements around the world that confront oppression, austerity, militarism, and the prospect of a new global food price crisis.
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On 14 May 2023, Cyclone Mocha hit the coast of Arakan (Rakhine State) with devastating consequences. Bangladesh was also struck but the greatest impact was felt in Myanmar where the military State Administration Council was badly prepared. In this commentary, Naing Lin examines the backdrop to the cyclone, steps taken by the ceasefire United League of Arakan, and uncertainty over the loss of life, including Rohingya fatalities. The situation remains grave. But access continues to be restricted to the worst-affected communities under SAC rule.
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Muzan Alneel, a writer and public speaker in Sudan, shared some insights on recent developments in Sudan with TNI.
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The Transnational Institute (TNI) is looking for a Spanish-speaking TRAINEE (80% - 100%) to join our communications team
Help activists, scholars and policy makers learn about our work. Tell the TNI story. Help make our social media shine.
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The new Atlas of Utopias: Out now
We are happy to share with you the latest update of the Transformative Cities’ Atlas of Utopias, including stories and practices of transformation from the twelve collectives that participated in the Transformative Cities People Choice Award 2021-2022.
This update broadens our scope and collects even more stories from the Global South than ever before, especially from the Asia-Pacific & MENA area, where a third part of last year’s winners are located.
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The Transnational Institute (TNI) is issuing an open call for essays, accessible papers, infographics and artistic collaborations for its twelfth State of Power report to be launched in January 2024. The focus for our twelfth edition is on energy. Deadline for pitch submissions is 5 June.
You can find out more about the process here.
Call for Participants: New municipalism, democratic public ownership, and the politics of the common
This event series will bring together early-career and established researchers in a series of hybrid events that will be hosted by the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (ES), the University of Antwerp (BE) and the Transnational Institute (NL).
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(Deadline June 25th. Notification 30th June).
Congress: Chile, Latin America and the Caribbean 50 years after the Coup d’état: The relevance and lessons of the Unidad Popular’s project
On September 11, 1973, the utopia that germinated in Chile with President Salvador Allende’s Unidad Popular government was razed to the ground with fire and blood. The coup d’état shut down this emancipatory cycle giving way to a period of ignominy and oppression.
Fifty years after the coup, in the face of the enormous challenges of our time, we believe that it is urgent to reflect, debate, assess and remember that tragic moment in Chile’s history. It is with this in mind that we organise the Congress «Chile, Latin America and the Caribbean 50 years after the Coup d’état: The relevance and lessons of the Unidad Popular’s project.»
This Congress seeks to build a space for the meeting and interaction between the traditional academic world and the growing world of research and popular creation, to promote the free exchange of knowledge between researchers, artists and creators, social leaders, secondary and higher education students, citizens, workers, representatives of indigenous peoples and social movements, groups usually excluded from these types of arenas.
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In 1973, a group of women from Mandal village in the Himalayas in India “hugged” trees to prevent them from being felled. When the loggers came, the women, led by Gaura Devi, surrounded the trees and chanted: “This forest is our mother’s home; we will protect it with all our might”. This was the beginning of what came to be known as the Chipko movement, which put a spotlight on ecofeminism. Consequently, when many people hear the term ecofeminism, it is the image of those women hugging the trees and fighting to save the forest that comes to mind. But what exactly is ecofeminism and how and why is it such a powerful vision that may actually save our planet?
Our guest on the podcast is a well-known ecofeminist, who is very well placed to deepen our understanding of ecofeminism, especially as it relates to our food system, and our relation with the land and with the environment. Dr Vandana Shiva is the founder of the research foundation for science, technology and ecology. She is also the founder of Navdanya a grassroots movement which promotes biodiversity conservation, biodiversity, organic farming, the rights of farmers, and the process of seed saving. Amongst the many books she has written, she co-wrote a book called Ecofeminism, written together with Maria Mies.
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