Tanja Porcnik

President and co-founder of the Visio Institute. An advisor at the Legatum Institute. Formerly she was a director of the Fraser Institute, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, a senior fellow at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, and a Government Teaching Fellow at Georgetown University & The Fund for American Studies

Economy

Open Letter on Plain Packaging: Five Years of Failure

BY Tanja Porcnik AND Visio Institut / March 26, 2018

December 1, 2017, marked the five-year anniversary of the full implementation of plain packaging in Australia. The removal of brands and trademarks from packaging remains a gross violation of intellectual property rights and has failed to achieve its intended goal.

Think Tank News

Human Freedom Index: Freedom Under Assail Across the Globe

BY Tanja Porcnik AND Visio Institut / January 29, 2018

Using 79 distinct indicators to evaluate freedom in 159 countries, the Human Freedom Index captures the degree to which people are free to enjoy rights such as freedom of expression, religion, assembly, movement, trade, identity, relationships, as well as measures the rule of law, security and safety.

Politics, Society

Hong Kong and Switzerland Top the Charts in Human Freedom Index 2016

BY Ian Vasquez, CATO Institute, Tanja Porcnik AND Visio Institut / December 5, 2016

“As nationalism, authoritarianism, and populism strengthen in many countries around the world, it is becoming more important than ever to measure human freedom and the central role it plays in human progress”, said Vasquez. “The declining performance of the United States, once considered the bastion of liberty, is worrisome”.

Economy

Sanctions: Misguided Foreign Policy Tool

BY Tanja Porcnik / January 8, 2015

By applying additional economic measures to diplomatic pressure the EU and US expressed disapproval of the Russian violation of fundamental international norms

Think Tank News

Slovenia: On a Path Toward Liberalism

BY Tanja Porcnik / November 7, 2014

In cooperation with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Slovenian think tank Svetilnik organized the 6th Liberal Colloquium titled \"Liberalism: Future for Slovenia”. The event was held between September 26-28, 2014 at picturesque Lake Bohinj in the heart of the Slovenia’s Julian Alps.

Think Tank News

Liberty Seminars 2014

BY Tanja Porcnik / September 23, 2014

The 7th annual Liberty Seminars are being held September 22-27, 2014 at Lake Bohinj, Slovenia. This is a life-time opportunity to DISCUSS, PRESENT & DEBATE human rights through a lens of economics, public policy, history, philosophy, and law in breathtaking scenery of the Julian Alps.

Society

The (Neo)Liberalism-Hunt

BY Tanja Porcnik / June 5, 2014

Today, we no longer believe in witches, but we are witnessing another hunt: the (neo)liberalism-hunt.

Think Tank News

Liberty Seminars Slovenia

BY Tanja Porcnik / June 5, 2014

The participants of the Liberty Seminars Slovenia are challenged every step of the program, as small group discussions, presentations, and group debates provide an excellent platform for sharpening the mind and skills.

Politics

European Elections: Parliamentary Rehearsal in Slovenia

BY Tanja Porcnik / May 27, 2014

16 political groups ran for the European Parliament. Every step of the campaigns it was clear that these elections are primarily a rehearsal for the forthcoming parliamentary elections this summer.

Economy

Global Trade Liberalization Again on Track

BY Tanja Porcnik / March 5, 2014

Instead of opening their borders to producers (mainly farmers) from the developing countries, they send them international development aid, while unwilling to acknowledge that 75 percent of these funds end up in the pockets of the local politicians and bureaucrats (...).