Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

13 January 2022
States, Markets, and Foreign Aid by Simone Dietrich. Cambridge University Press. 2001. ISBN: 9781009007290 Back in the day, when I was doing advocacy on trade and globalization, I…
07 January 2022
Josh Ettinger on the power and pitfalls of using satire to change the narrative.  The global top three programmes on Netflix currently include the heroic quest of a…
22 December 2021
“We were so hopeful last March when the UN Open-Ended Working Group agreed to endorse all 11 of us voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible state behavior.” With apologies to…
21 December 2021
As the corona pandemic hit households worldwide, Japan, the United States, South Korea, Italy and Spain turned to the basic income scheme, offering no-strings-attached payments to…
20 December 2021
Emerging Powers and the World Trading System: The Past and Future of International Economic Law by Gregory Shaffer. Cambridge University Press, 2021. 250 pp., £74.99 hardcover…
16 December 2021
This OpenDemocracy article is part of their series for the annual and global 16 Days of activism against gender-based violence published in collaboration with the Women…
14 December 2021
Alex Connock reports on a debate at the celebrated Oxford Union at which an AI participated. Not a day passes without a fascinating snippet on the ethical challenges created…
13 December 2021
Maurizio Geri argues that the world needs to support Iranian civil society to ensure a solution to Lebanon's ongoing crisis. France and Saudi Arabia’s new joint…
09 December 2021
The United Nations' "International Human Rights Day" serves as a reminder of the rights that every human being should have from birth. In reality, the day underscores the world…
08 December 2021
Joel Sadhu reflects on 10+ years of experience and lessons learned from GPPi’s dialogue activities, focusing on Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral…