Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

06 November 2024
Mohsen Solhdoost explores how Israel’s actions following October 7th, 2023, challenge U.S. advocacy for a consistent, rules-based international order, putting its moral authority…
04 November 2024
While Trump’s first presidency was characterised by chaos, his re-election could deliver an even heavier blow to global cooperation. Looking ahead, Stephan Klingebiel and Max-Otto…
04 November 2024
Pre-arranging more disaster financing can help ensure the right amount of funding is in the right place at the right time, reducing the negative impacts of disasters on lives and…
01 November 2024
Saman Rizwan outlines why inclusive policy is both an economic necessity and an innate moral duty. This year, Europe’s far-right wing has crossed an invisible threshold…
30 October 2024
On Oct. 21, Guyana again called Russia out on its war on Ukraine—providing a window into regional thinking on the Council-related reform imperative. As United Nations Security…
29 October 2024
Technology is radically changing the work and role of scholars and the function of academic publishing. Fake and fabricated content (data, facts, arguments, claims, conclusions)…
28 October 2024
Glauco Ortolano on the never-ending cycle of violence gripping the Middle-East. Israel has been able to successfully eliminate many of her foes, as well as some of her own…
24 October 2024
Sunit Bagree argues that addressing the world’s nutrition crisis requires the United Nations – not the G20 – to be at the heart of the global sovereign debt system. The global…
23 October 2024
Muhamad Rosyid Jazuli explores how countries can shepherd just transitions. When pursuing a just energy transition, countries in the Global South, such as Indonesia, must navigate…
21 October 2024
Bridges or Barriers? Unpacking China's Infrastructure Invesments on Southeast Asian Democracy. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been a subject of intense scrutiny since…