In their new book, Gridlock: Why Global Cooperation is Failing when We Need It Most, Thomas Hale, David Held and Kevin Young argue that our tools for global policymaking - chiefly state-to-state negotiations over treaties and international institutions - have broken down. From security to the global economy and the environment, the authors examine the mechanisms of gridlock and pathways beyond them.
11th July 2013
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