‘Statistical risk assessment’ uses computer algorithms that process past incarceration data to estimate someone’s likeliness to reoffend based on their easily accessible characteristics (e.g.: past incarceration, income, race, religion, age)

Historically, Multilateral development banks (MDBs) like the World Bank and Asian Development Bank have financed Greenfield infrastructure - projects built on previously undeveloped land, e.g., roads, dams, mining facilities - in environmentally sensitive areas such as the Amazon, Congo Basin, and Himalayas

Land Value Capture (LVC) is a financing tool that allows governments to recover a portion of the increased land value that results from public infrastructure investments or zoning changes. Some of the popular LVC measures that governments employ include directly charging landowners, charging developers to pay for public services required by new developments (roads, sewerage, parks), etc. 

Moldova is not yet an EU member but has held candidate status since 2022, with accession talks beginning in 2023. In 2024, a referendum narrowly enshrined EU membership as a constitutional goal, yet the country remains deeply divided, with some regions (e.g. the semi-autonomous region of Transnistria) being majority in-favour of aligning with Russia. In the September 2025 parliamentary elections, the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) emerged as the frontrunner, while the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc secured significant support.

Self-disclosure refers a phenomenon in which individuals choose to reveal personal information about themself to others. Self-disclosure groups encourage members to share personal and community-based experiences to diagnose and give advice to each other on mental health.