Posts From Eileen Filmus
Technology’s unexpected involvement in the refugee crisis
Though the technology community has stood for many causes over its evolution, its involvement in the refugee crisis is quite unexpected. Mike Butcher, founder of Techfugees, leads a team of
Yatsenyuk’s resignation highlights Ukraine’s structural issues
Prime Minister Yatsenyuk’s resignation highlights structural governance issues in Ukraine, underscoring the risks posed by a high degree of corruption.
The Panama Papers: Risks and opportunities
Fallout from the Panama Papers began the moment the 11.5 million financial and legal documents were leaked from offshore law firm, Mossack Fonseca. Issues of tax evasion and havens, secrecy
The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election: Assessing candidates’ tax reform plans
With only months left in the presidential nominating contests for both U.S. political parties, the pool of candidates is down to five. All remaining candidates bring unique tax reform plans to the
Apple vs. FBI: An open door is not selective
In this debate, GRI asked who is right, Apple or the US government. Eileen Filmus argues for Apple, saying that the FBI-Apple case has reignited a national debate over the
Political developments in Ukraine raise risk of instability
Recent developments do not bode well for Ukraine’s political stability and conflict resolution efforts. Following an ease of violence lasting several months, fighting has once again shot up in eastern
