Global Economy

Strategies for sustainable shrimp aquaculture in Vietnam: The example of integrated shrimp-mangrove farming and organic certification

[:en]Rapid expansion of shrimp aquaculture in Vietnam has raised serious environmental and social challenges. This essay introduces two strategies in shrimp production, first a model of integrated shrimp-mangrove farming and second organic certification processes, and looks at their potential of being a sustainable option for future shrimp aquaculture in Vietnam. [:]

Global Affairs

The moral responsibility of corporations in arms trade

The paper deals with the discrepancy between the societies’ view, in terms of moral standards, on the export of arms and the actual standards in […]

Internal News

IFAIR-Panel on Weapons Trade with Experts from SIPRI and BICC

Do arms exports lead to more violence or can they contribute to establishing peace? Opinions on that question differ significantly, and existing data only allows […]

Global Affairs

Understanding the geopolitical play behind the fall in oil prices

Oil has reached a 4-year low, with the barrel of Brent now under 80 USD for the first time since 2011. The fall has been […]

Global Affairs

Global Health Diplomacy

In a globalized increasingly complex and interdependent world health has been found to be a critical factor for success in foreign affairs. In the following […]

EU & Europe

How to rescue the euro: Ten commandments

No simple solution to the euro crisis exists. This column argues the heart of the Eurozone’s woe is a balance-of-payments crisis whose solution requires real […]

EU & Europe

The European Union on its way to a political and economic Union

What are the answers to the current crisis of Europe? José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, gave an inspiring speech regarding the issue […]

Asia-Pacific

China and India – New Kids on the Bloc

China and India are often called emerging powers or the ‘new kids on the block’ in Africa. The question of this article will be to […]

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Strategies for sustainable shrimp aquaculture in Vietnam: The example of integrated shrimp-mangrove farming and organic certification

The moral responsibility of corporations in arms trade

IFAIR-Panel on Weapons Trade with Experts from SIPRI and BICC

Understanding the geopolitical play behind the fall in oil prices

Global Health Diplomacy

How to rescue the euro: Ten commandments

The European Union on its way to a political and economic Union

China and India – New Kids on the Bloc

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