Michael Krakat argues that the solution RCBI-skepticism is to tie the investor directly and visibly to particular – and commendable – projects.
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Part 2 of Michael Krakat’s series on how concepts of nationhood and citizenship are perceived differently in the South Pacific and what that means for CBI planners.
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Australia has made it a criminal offense for its citizens to return if they’ve recently been in India. Michael Krakat questions the legality of this move.
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In the South Pacific’s small island states, the notion of citizenship doesn’t have the same meaning as in the cultures whence it came.
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Michael Krakat asks: What is a passport’s nominal visa-freedom worth if health-restrictions prevent you from boarding a plane in the first place?
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The list of countries offering digital nomad visas as part of COVID-recovery plans is growing quickly, writes Michael B. Krakat.
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Legal scholar Michael Krakat outlines the five legal consistencies that must exist for an investment migration program to remain sustainable.
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Long-term but temporary stay visas for people who can work from anywhere are in vogue. Michael Krakat evaluates their merits.
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“Health passports may be a proto-version of global citizenship from the ground-up, attached to bodies not borders,” writes Michael Krakat.
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Michael Krakat: The Greeks and Romans had competing views of citizenship: link-based and transaction-based. Little has changed in 2,000 years.
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In 2013, Nobel Laureate Gary Becker suggested the best way for a country to attract skilled immigrants was to sell citizenship at auction.
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“Travel bubbles” are forming between COVID-safe countries. Michael Krakat asks; are we rebuilding international travel from the ground up?
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Tax-saving, transactional schemes lacking genuine links. Michael Krakat explores the oddly familiar-sounding business of ship registries.
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The national debt burden is borne by the public. If you are a citizen, you are part of “the public”.
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How prepared are small CIP countries for a potential deluge of CBI-citizens who want to move to their COVID-free islands when borders reopen?
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Michael B. Krakat argues that, during crises, apprehensions about RCBI tend to diminish, temporarily clearing the path for expansion.
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We’ve temporarily exchanged freedom for safety from mass-contagion. What if the risk of mass-contagion is not temporary, asks Michael Krakat.
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The Universal Declaration on Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.”
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