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Tanja Porcnik
About Tanja Porcnik
President and co-founder of the Visio Institute. Also an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. Formerly, a director of the Fraser Institute, a senior fellow at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, a Government Teaching Fellow at Georgetown University (through The Fund for American Studies) and a Research Associate & Manager of External Relations at the Cato Institute. The co-author of The Human Freedom Index
The Visio Journal, 4
Think Tank News

Liberalism Versus Authoritarianism

Tanja Porcnik and Visio Institut/January 16, 2020 /Leave a comment

Over the past decade, sympathies and support for the authoritarianism have been spreading across Europe. The fourth issue of The Visio Journal features a debate on liberalism versus authoritarianism, which is fought in the realm of ideas, institutions, and public policies.

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Society

Human Freedom Waning in Many Countries

Tanja Porcnik and Visio Institut/January 3, 2020 /Leave a comment

With the rise of nationalism and hybrid forms of authoritarianism, the rights and freedoms of citizens are under assault in many corners of the globe. Unsurprisingly, among the countries with the most substantial deterioration in freedom in the last year are Angola, Venezuela, and Tajikistan.

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Economy

“Mini Schengen”: Western Balkans’ Embrace of Market

Tanja Porcnik and Visio Institut/November 26, 2019 /Leave a comment

The Western Balkan countries already have plans for bold and deep institutional reforms that will not only liberalize and deliver a boost to their economies, but will also, most importantly, significantly improve the level of freedom enjoyed by the people in the region.

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Economy

Three Decades after Fall of Berlin Wall

Tanja Porcnik and Visio Institut/November 20, 2019 /Leave a comment

The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, was not only the beginning of the reunification of the Germans, it was also one of several events that in the months and years to come would have more than 100 million people, including Estonians, successfully turn their back to communism.

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Society

NBA Controversy Highlights China’s Bullying Tactics

Tanja Porcnik and Visio Institut/October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 /Leave a comment

Even though Hong Kong operates under separate laws within the ‘one country, two systems’ model, the invisible hand of mainland China is becoming increasingly visible in the territory. In response, mass protests have been ongoing for four months in Hong Kong.

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Society

Hong Kong Fights for Rule of Law, and More

Tanja Porcnik and Visio Institut/September 23, 2019 /Leave a comment

Recently, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam announced that her government will withdraw the contested bill that would undermine the rule of law by allowing extraditions to mainland China, which sparked three months of protests in the city. However, demonstrations are unlikely to end anytime soon.

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Politics

Flirting with Illiberalism

Tanja Porcnik and Visio Institut/September 2, 2019 /Leave a comment

In mid-June, hundreds of thousands of Czechs took to the streets of Prague calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in light of both a criminal investigation in the Czech Republic over alleged fraud, and an EU investigation over the abuse of EU funds by his Agrofert conglomerate.

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Economy

Eastern Europe 30 Years After Revolution

Tanja Porcnik and Visio Institut/May 20, 2019 /Leave a comment

Thirty years later, public policies and political institutions of the former socialist economies do not equally support economic freedom, just as they do not observe the same level of international trade, foreign direct investment, and income.

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Think Tank News

Visio Journal: Securing Cyberspace

Tanja Porcnik and Visio Institut/January 17, 2019January 14, 2019 /Leave a comment

In the highly-digitalized world of the 21st century, the citizens, private sector, and government alike face a growing challenge of securing cyberspace. Cyber threats and attacks pose as one of the latest and ever-growing security issues.

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Society

Nationalism and Populism Detrimental to Freedom

Tanja Porcnik and Visio Institut/December 10, 2018December 11, 2018 /Leave a comment

Unsurprisingly, among the countries with the most substantial deteriorations in freedom in recent years are Turkey and Poland, both experiencing evident weakening of the rule of law, contracting religious freedom, and attacks on freedom of expression.

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