Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde:“The issues of security and wellbeing are not antithetical but are the two basic pillars of peace, both within and beyond the borders of all states.”Read the full article
Owen Tudor:“Under incredibly difficult circumstances, and frequently at great personal risk, trade unionists have been delivering humanitarian assistance and working to keep the economy, especially vital services, going.”Read the full article
“Nobody has been preparing to provide services to people who are running from war. Everybody is working with trauma now, but it’s hard to have those skills.”Read the full article
“Even before the outbreak of the war we had issues with illegal employment and even cases of forced labour. Now given the scale of the crisis, we have a lot of concerns.”Read the full article
Within days, countries bordering Ukraine had to organise large-scale humanitarian support systems to help people fleeing the Russian army’s attacks. But in Poland, Moldova and Romania, it is becoming clear that the reception of refugees will have to be a long-term [...]Read the full article
Mary Kaldor:The courageous Ukrainian resistance and the anti-war movement in Russia are a civic, not ethnic, reaction to the invasion. And their civic stance has global support.Read the full article
Svitlana Iukhymovych :Chronic informality and gender inequity have paved the way for the platform economy’s current success in Ukraine.Read the full article
Grygorii Osovyi:“In declaring, on the one hand, that human labour is a key resource, and starting a race to the bottom in their pursuit of the maximum reduction of labour rights, state intervention and social standards on the other, the authors of these draft laws are opening a Pandora’s [...]Read the full article
Created in 2014 during the war against Kiev, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine is still seeking autonomy, torn between economic hardship and the geopolitical interests of its neighbours.Read the full article
Between a lack of investment and chronic corruption, Ukraine’s healthcare system has deteriorated significantly in recent years. For many Ukrainians – especially those with modest incomes – the best option is simply not to get sick.Read the full article
In 1990, Transnistria, a narrow strip of land located between the Dniester River and Ukraine, declared its independence from Moldova. No member states of the United Nations have recognised the self-proclaimed republic, leaving its half a million citizens to political [...]Read the full article