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

Liberal Voices Syndicated, Politics

Democracy at Play or At Risk in Post-Election America?

BY Tanja Porcnik, Visio Institut AND Liberal Voices Syndicated / November 4, 2020

In democratic societies, elections are determined by the vote of the people. The democratic process in the United States elected President Trump in 2016. Four years later, after all legal votes are counted and verified, the same process may require that he peacefully transfer that power to someone else.

Liberal Voices Syndicated, Society

Power of Information

BY Tanja Porcnik AND Liberal Voices Syndicated / October 24, 2020

In times when public trust in traditional institutions is in decline in many countries and relations between countries are under strain, open channels of communication and willingness for cooperation across borders are more essential than ever.

Review #13

REVIEW #13: Access to Information in Times of Crisis

BY Tanja Porcnik AND 4liberty.eu / October 9, 2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a global health crisis that inevitably spills into other areas of people’s lives. In responding to the exigencies of the coronavirus pandemic, governments around the world have made vast and unprecedented decisions to combat the spread of the virus and protect lives.

Economy

Giving EU-GCC Trade Relations Chance

BY Tanja Porcnik AND Visio Institut / March 25, 2020

Oman started 2020 off on the right foot when it comes to economic freedom. A new Foreign Capital Investment Law (FCIL) came into force to visibly lower barriers to foreign investment in the Sultanate. The crucial change is that 100% foreign ownership is now possible in Oman.

Economy

The EU Should Keep Pursuing International Free Trade

BY Tanja Porcnik AND Visio Institut / March 9, 2020

Global trade growth has been in a slowdown for a decade. Contributing to the trend is a recent rise in protectionist policies, particularly in the United States. On top of it, Brexit, no matter in what form it takes, is projected to decrease trade volumes.

Think Tank News

Liberalism Versus Authoritarianism

BY Tanja Porcnik AND Visio Institut / January 16, 2020

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.

Society

Human Freedom Waning in Many Countries

BY Tanja Porcnik AND Visio Institut / January 3, 2020

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.

Economy

“Mini Schengen”: Western Balkans’ Embrace of Market

BY Tanja Porcnik AND Visio Institut / November 26, 2019

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.

Economy

Three Decades after Fall of Berlin Wall

BY Tanja Porcnik AND Visio Institut / November 20, 2019

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.

Society

NBA Controversy Highlights China’s Bullying Tactics

BY Tanja Porcnik AND Visio Institut / October 28, 2019

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.