When Viren Bhagat announced plans to set up shop in London, he joined a growing number of Indian jewellers expanding into western markets, where the vast majority of the country’s diaspora live. Bhagat started to increase his exposure outside India through his participation in Tefaf, the European Fine Art Foundation fair held annually in Maastricht … Read more
The personal information of almost half a million people is now in the hands of hackers after a security breach of a company used by some of the world’s best known hotel brands. Hotel management software provider Otelier boasts that more than 10,000 hotels – including brands like Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt – use its … Read more
Third Interdisciplinary Workshop on Reimagining Democracy (IWORD 2024) Last month, Henry Farrell and I convened the Third Interdisciplinary Workshop on Reimagining Democracy (IWORD 2024) at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg Center in Washington DC. This is a small, invitational workshop on the future of democracy. As with the previous two workshops, the goal was to bring … Read more
At Inszone Insurance Services, our dedication to community engagement shines through employees who willingly devote their time and resources to meaningful causes. Ryan Butler, a commercial lines account manager out of our Lee’s Summit office, exemplifies this commitment by using his Charitable Time Off (CTO) to volunteer at The Crossing’s Nutrition Center—a food rescue program … Read more
Competition law, given its history and potential as a tool of anti-domination, is a natural fit to protect and revitalise democracy in Europe from the threats posed by excessive concentrations of private power. Yet competition law is often seen as a limited tool, capable of playing only a marginal role in Europe’s response to the … Read more
