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Hesham Youssef argues that we stand at a crossroad; to be known as the generation that turned our backs on the victims of global challenges or those that found the compassion to…
The Chinese government is bracing for uncertainty under US President Donald Trump’s administration, and are even preparing for the possibility of a diplomatic collision…
This summer, Global Policy and the Springfield Centre will host the inaugural summer school on Global Inequality and Development. This polemic piece…
Ben Taylor explores how polarising populist arguments around aid add little to the debate over its future.
Why give aid?
Respondents to that question fall into a number of…
Social media helped coordinate a volunteer response to the new arrivals on Lesvos when governments failed to step up to the plate, but can such a system be replicated?
The Greek…
Justice in Conflict: The Effects of the International Criminal Court’s Interventions on Ending Wars and Building Peace, by Mark Kersten. Oxford: Oxford University Press,…
Duncan Green reports from a conference exploring how we should react to disruptive tech.
It’s often a good sign when you rock up at a conference and hardly know anyone…
Asheesh Advani and Leonardo Martellotto explore the latest silver bullet for tackling poverty.
Before Cindy started her company, Chocolovers, through the JA (Junior Achievement)…
If Europe has a culture, is there such a thing as a European nation, asks Benjamin G Marti? In a piece originally published at Aeon, he cautions against…
It is now possible that new governments in France and Germany will respond to civil society pressure and do what is needed to change the EU, without being blocked by Britain.
This…