No Mission Impossible: Wealth Taxes to Fight Inequality

Marlene Engelhorn and Chiara Putaturo interviewed by Martina Neuwirth (VIDC Global Dialogue)

Millionaire heiress Marlene Engelhorn and Oxfam's Chiara Putataro discuss the impact of wealth taxes on the distribution of wealth. Their call is: "Tax the ultra richt and do it now".

Labour market integration of displaced persons and refugees as prevention of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation?

Report of the VIDC Workshop as part of the conference "No Future for Trafficking" of the Austrian Task Force on Combating Human Trafficking

The workshop focused on the analysis of the potential for easier and faster access to the labour market in reducing the risks of Trafficking in Human Beings and concludes with six recommendations for key stakeholders.

Food for All?

What it takes to secure global supplies with nutrition and basic needs

Prof. Jomo Sundaram (Malaysia), Faith Lumonya (Uganda) and Sofia Suárez (FIAN Int.) discussed the current food crisis against the background of the Ukraine war.

REPowerEU: Towards a just and sustainable energy transformation?

By Manana Kochladze

The initial hope that the war would accelerate the energy transformation in Europe has unfortunately not been realised by the recently published REPowerEU strategy. On the contrary, Manana Kochladze announces an increase in…

The Ukraine war and Sahel

By Roland Marchal

The Ukraine war broke out after two difficult years of economic slowdown and political turmoil in Sahel. Roland Marchal predicts possible power shifts between Russia, France and the EU.

Ethiopia's "Green Deal"

An African model for low carbon development?

Report of the study presentation and discussion on 16 May 2022, with Mahlet Eyassu Melkie, Valentine Chukwu and Nafkote Dabi.

Capital and Counterrevolution

Framing the Arab Gulf States

On the occasion of the World Cup in Qatar at the end of this year, Saudi journalist Safa Al Ahmad discussed with Egyptian political scientist Rabab El Mahdi and economist Adam Hanieh the role of the Gulf states in global…

The Global Minimum Tax

How countries in the Global South can still benefit

Countries of the Global South will benefit little from the global minimum tax. A VIDC Policy Brief explains why and makes suggestions for improvement.

Industrialisation in Africa: Strengthening the Social and Ecological Agendas

Ozunimi Iti interviewed by Martina Neuwirth and Nadja Schuster (VIDC Global Dialogue)

Industrialisation has led to rapid economic growth and should be supported by social-environmental agendas. Creating more opportunities for women in industry would mean higher incomes and more control over their lives.

Sanctions against Russia:Oligarchs's Assets hard to trace in Austria

Assets can still easily be hidden in letterbox companies. But solutions have been on the table for a long time, criticise VIDC and Attac Austria in a joint press release.