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A Case for Climate and Outer-Space Collaboration

Peter Rožič SJ — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:30:18 +0000

A Case for Climate and Outer-Space Collaboration: Managing the World with the Great-Powers’ Good and Bad A new club of “states that need to be there” “for genuine and sustained strategic dialogue” (Haass and Kupchan) Introduction. In their Foreign Affairs article (March 2021),1 R. Haass and C. Kupchan predict a catastrophe unless […]

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Belarus: Countering the State Terror of Europe’s Last Dictator

Peter Rožič SJ — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:37:20 +0000

Diplomacy, Economy and Law: Countering the State Terror of Europe’s Last Dictator “Hijacking a civilian plane is an unprecedented act of state terrorism that cannot go unpunished” Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki1 (May 26 2021) On 23 May, at the command of President Lukashenko,2 Belarusian authorities diverted a civilian plane and forced it […]

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India’s Inconvenient Case of Stan Swamy SJ

Peter Rožič SJ — Fri, 28 May 2021 08:53:21 +0000

What (Counter) Terrorism is Not: India’s Inconvenient Case of Stan Swamy SJ “A caged bird can still sing.” Stan Swamy’s letter from the prison Stan Swamy is the oldest Indian to be incarcerated under terrorist charges. Under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested this 84-year-old Jesuit for his […]

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The Threat of Climate Change and the Pope’s Response

Peter Rožič SJ — Tue, 25 May 2021 12:15:01 +0000

“Today’s ecological crisis, especially climate change, threatens the very future of the human family.” Pope Francis (2019)1 Human Security as Humanity’s Survival: The Threat of Climate Change and the Pope’s Response In this short reflection, I discuss the relative weight of climate change as a security risk. I asses the discussion through the lens of […]

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Low-skilled immigrants? EU and US evidence calls for a nuanced policy

Peter Rožič SJ — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:22:24 +0000

“I can say quite clearly: Don’t come over” (U.S. President J. Biden, Mar 17 2021) 1 Immigration is a perennial and complex human reality. It originates and results in personal as well as socio-political phenomena that range from curse to blessing and always contain a high degree of contention. Particularly polarising is the question of […]

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Greening trade without a carbon tax

Peter Rožič SJ — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:50:11 +0000

“This could become the mother of all trade issues if not handled right.” (R. Morningstar, Feb 2020)1 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): A Nonviable but Prospective Instrument of Climate Action In line with its commitment to climate action under the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) aims to be climate-neutral by 2050.2 Pledging to drastically […]

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Dreaming and revealing the gifts of 2021

Peter Rožič SJ — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:29:22 +0000

“What are your dreams? What are your hopes? What would be your desires at this early stage of 2021?”, asks JESC Director, Peter Rožič SJ, in his video welcoming the New Year. In this Epiphany day marking the end of Christmas season, Peter Rožič SJ shares his wishes for the new year and reveals JESC’s […]

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The Power of Spiritual Conversation for our Broken World

Peter Rožič SJ — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 08:41:55 +0000

An editorial to the November edition of Just Talk In the past few weeks, I had a privilege to participate in, or guide, several spiritual conversations. I participated in a module of the Discerning Leadership course with Church and civil leaders in Rome. I organised a weekend retreat with the Fellows of our European […]

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Managing uncertainty with hope and kindness

Peter Rožič SJ — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 11:12:43 +0000

In the last days, most of Europe has seen a huge rise in confirmed cases of covid-19. Two weeks ago, the death toll caused by covid-19 passed one million.

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