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When Growth Misleads: The Divergent Oil Economies of Guyana and South Sudan

1 week ago | intpolicydigest.org | Nicholas Oakes

The recently released IMF global growth projections place South Sudan at the top of the list, with an anticipated 27.2% GDP increase, followed closely by Guyana, projected to grow at a rate of 14.4%. On the surface, these figures suggest two countries poised to experience parallel oil-driven economic booms. Yet beneath this numerical alignment lies a story of two starkly divergent trajectories.
On Belgium’s Rejection of the ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

1 week ago | intpolicydigest.org | Catherine Perez-Shakdam |Catherine Shakdam

In an era marked by the steady erosion of truth, Belgium’s decision to reject the International Criminal Court’s politically fraught warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands as a rare, timely act of moral clarity. It’s not merely a gesture of solidarity with a particular leader—it’s a firm affirmation of sovereignty, the right to self-defense, and a resolute commitment to justice.
Withdrawal Symptoms: Hungary, Europe and the International Criminal Court

2 weeks ago | intpolicydigest.org | Binoy Kampmark

Europe seems to be suffering paroxysms of withdrawal, notably when it comes to international conventions. Many states on the continent seem to have decided that international law is an onerous burden that needs to be lightened. Poland, Finland, and the three Baltic states, for instance, have concluded that using landmines, despite their indiscriminately murderous quality, somehow fits their mould of self-defence against the Russian Bear.
Killing Paramedics: Israel’s War on Palestinian Health

2 weeks ago | intpolicydigest.org | Binoy Kampmark

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Redefining Venture Capital: Mehron Sharq’s Relationship-First Playbook

2 weeks ago | intpolicydigest.org | Duggan Flanakin

In the fiercely competitive world of Silicon Valley—where venture capitalists and startup founders navigate high-stakes decisions daily—lasting success often hinges on more than just financial savvy or domain expertise. It’s increasingly about trust, people, and the relationships built along the way. Mehron Sharq, a name now woven into the fabric of Silicon Valley innovation, exemplifies this truth.
Jeff Sebo on Ethics, Sentience, and the Future of Moral Consideration

2 weeks ago | intpolicydigest.org | Scott Jacobsen

Jeff Sebo is not interested in preserving the status quo. An associate professor at New York University, Sebo’s work cuts across environmental ethics, bioethics, animal ethics, and the rapidly evolving field of AI ethics. He serves as director of NYU’s Center for Environmental and Animal Protection and its Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy—two platforms from which he challenges one of modern philosophy’s most enduring assumptions: human exceptionalism.
Filmmaker Jason Weixelbaum on American Corporations, Nazi Germany, and the Fight for Memory

2 weeks ago | intpolicydigest.org | Scott Jacobsen

Jason Weixelbaum is a historian and filmmaker whose work explores the moral entanglements of American corporations with authoritarian regimes, especially Nazi Germany. After witnessing ethical lapses in the mortgage industry during the 2000s, he pursued a Ph.D. examining U.S. companies like Ford, IBM, and GM under Nazism. He founded Elusive Films in 2020 and created A Nazi on Wall Street, a dramatized series about a Jewish FBI agent targeting Nazi influence in 1940s New York.
Thomas Pogge on Inequality, Innovation, and the Future of Human Rights

2 weeks ago | intpolicydigest.org | Scott Jacobsen

Thomas Pogge, a Harvard-trained philosopher now the Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs at Yale, has spent decades probing the ethical fault lines of global inequality. A member of the Norwegian Academy of Science, Pogge is a co-founder of Academics Stand Against Poverty and Incentives for Global Health, initiatives designed to advance access to essential medicines through mechanisms like the Health Impact Fund.
Unpacking U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs and Private Equity Strategies

3 weeks ago | intpolicydigest.org | Scott Jacobsen

Brad Kuntz of Stax, a global strategy consulting firm, unpacks the far-reaching consequences of U.S. reciprocal tariffs on private equity strategy, consumer prices, and global supply chains. As tariffs introduce fresh waves of cost volatility, firms are increasingly pivoting toward nearshoring and building more resilient supply networks. While the 2018 tariffs spurred a modest uptick in U.S. steel production, those gains were offset by broader job losses in steel-consuming industries.
How Churches in British Columbia are Targeting Reproductive Rights

3 weeks ago | intpolicydigest.org | Scott Jacobsen

“Prosecuting women and girls for abortion is not only cruel and discriminatory, but also puts their health and lives in danger by driving them to clandestine and unsafe procedures,” Margaret Wurth said during an interview in 2019. Abortions happen: Whether legal or illegal, safe or unsafe, women get abortions, by free volition or coercion. If it is legal and safe, over time, the rates will go down, and women’s health will improve.