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This past year has shown many governments that they are not as resilient as they thought they were when facing global shocks. COVID-19 has especially exposed the fragility of our…
Once the Kremlin is persuaded that Joe Biden will become the US’s next president, it will go for the jugular. Already today, not election manipulation, but triggering civil…
This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 10 years…
Don McLain Gill on how Quad members could offer an alternative to China's new South Asian empire. As China continues to deepen its influence in South Asia, the…
This blog is based on a new paper published in the forthcoming special issue of Global Policy, edited by C2G. To access an early view of the full article, please…
Linda Ghirardello and Roland Benedikter argue that the results of Guinea's upcoming election will have ramifications for the whole of West Africa and beyond.  There are…
The COVID-19 pandemic has made us all more reliant on digital tools for connection and communication; Dealing with COVID-19 restrictions an physical distancing rules, young…
To understand the response to COVID-19 in Africa we must look beyond actions taken by formal states. The roles played by various public authorities, operating below the national…
Zhanna Malekos Smith explores Iran's growing space ambitions. The Lebanese-American poet Khalil Gibran wrote that “Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.” A similar barrier…
“The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are calling for the immediate disembarkation of more than 400 rescued migrants and refugees…