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This interview was conducted by Joel Sandhu for the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which bring together young professionals to…
Dani Rodrik explores the tensions between cosmopolitanism, the state of international institutions and the need to be appealed to domestic audiences.
Last October, British Prime…
“No animals required” really means that consumable food without the need to raise and kill animals is not only a distinct possibility, but also that cultured meat…
Dialectics in World Politics edited by Shannon Brincat. Abingdon and New York: Routledge 2015. 216 pp, £95 hardcover 978-0-415-62527-2
This edited book provides an…
This interview was conducted by Joel Sandhu for the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to…
Donald Trump ran a campaign to "make America great again," promising the creation of high-paid manufacturing jobs and the restoration of the middle class. Yet, his…
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…