It is a given, within the UN system, that all major donors will go to great efforts to ensure that key positions, particularly those of heads of agencies, are filled by their respective citizens. Within this ecosystem, the international management of asylum and migration is an endeavor that Washington traditionally considers as part of its preserve. To try to address […]
Author Archives: Alexander Casella
Alexander Casella PhD has taught and worked as a journalist for the likes of Le Monde, The Times, The New York Times, Die Zeit, The Guardian, and Swiss radio and TV, writing primarily on China and Vietnam. In 1973 he joined the UNHCR, serving, among others, as head of the East Asia Section and director for Asia and Oceania. He then served 18 years as representative in Geneva of the International Center for Migration Policy Development.
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Taiwan: a formula for peace
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Taiwan: beyond Nancy Pelosi
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Beyond Nancy Pelosi
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Ukraine and beyond
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Now China asks: Who lost America?
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Covid-19: its place in history
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