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In the era of the energy transition, questions of state control and power are back on the agenda in a big way. All of these dynamics are coming to the fore now, particularly as the US and the EU – seeking to lessen their industries’ dependence on Chinese actors – pursue various state policies to gain greater access and control over so-called transition minerals.
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In the era of the energy transition, questions of state control and power are back on the agenda in a big way. All of these dynamics are coming to the fore now, particularly as the US and the EU – seeking to lessen their industries’ dependence on Chinese actors – pursue various state policies to gain greater access and control over so-called transition minerals.
This longread examines some of the tensions the Indonesian state is facing along with its contradictory policies as it seeks to navigate these challenges.
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The EU has used the war in Ukraine to expand its deadly border regime in Eastern Europe, in particular the role of Frontex, doubling its efforts to keep out those fleeing other wars and conflicts. Moreover, Ukraine, which has acted as the EU’s border guard for nearly two decades, has continued to play this role even as the war rages on. This longread exposes the discrimination, racism, and hypocrisy driving Europe’s deadly border policies in response to the war.
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This June, we commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the coup in Uruguay. In this longread – aimed primarily at non-Uruguayan readers – Daniel Chavez offers a personal reflection on some dates, characters and tensions before, during and after the coup, with the aspiration to help prevent regressions into authoritarianism and the violation of human rights in other countries of the world.
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Cyclone Mocha inflicted devastation in Arakan in the midst of a ceasefire between the military State Administration Council and Arakan Army. In this commentary, Border News Agency analyses the impact, how the different authorities responded and the continuing fall-out. In a country in conflict, new paradigms in aid delivery need to be developed through local community, civil society and non-state armed groups if relief and recovery support are to be delivered to the suffering peoples.
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In May 2023, the Transnational Institute (TNI) participated in an international delegation of researchers and human rights organisations to identify and systematise allegations of transnational abuses in Colombia.
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In 2022 TNI worked with 177 organisations in 55 countries around the world undertaking research, making the analysis available for developing social movement strategies, and influencing public discourse.
For more details about our activities in 2022 visit our Annual report.
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TNI is part of the editorial board of the Nyéléni newsletter which is the voice of this international movement for Food Sovereignty. Its main goal is to strengthen the grassroots of the movement, by providing accessible material on key issues and creating a space – for individuals and organisations involved in the struggle – to exchange their experiences and share information.
You can subscribe here to receive the newsletter four times a year.
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In this episode of the State of power podcast, TNI researcher Lavinia Steinfort talks to Shannon Bell : professor of sociology, Cara Daggert : assistant professor in political science, and Christine Labaski, associate professor of women’s and gender studies in the field of Science Technology and society. They are all at virgina tech university in the United States, and are the co-authors of the brilliant article: Toward feminist energy systems: Why adding women and solar panels is not enough.They are also all members of the May apple energy transition collective.
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