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Tanya Filer examines the rise to prominence of technology “minilaterals”, and considers how their organisational design and governance can set them up for success.
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Regulating artificial intelligence has become a major challenge for policymakers. Laws recently adopted by the European Union are not enough. Pramuan Bunkanwanicha and…
Duncan Green on a "jaw-dropping" speech that sought to define an era.
I was lucky enough to attend the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley’s extraordinary speech at…
Global Legitimacy Crises: Decline and Revival in Multilateral Governance, by Thomas Sommerer, Hans Agné, Fariborz Zelli, and Bart Bes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. 238…
Remington Latanville compares the Vision Zero commitments of Canada and Sweden, and points to the policy improvements needed to save lives on the road.
Every year, approximately 1…
The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq War: Faith, Firepower, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards by Annie Tracy Samuel. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2022. 302 pp., £75…
Lydia Poole introduces a new report that shows why pre-arranged financing is a critical component in improving crisis response but that it requires support from international…
I warned leaders at COP28 that the age of oil is over. If Sultan Al Jaber’s climate action plan gets through, it certainly will be.
The world has been in shock and awe over the…
As the EU’s diplomatic service, the European External Action Service (EEAS) has an important role to play in EU climate diplomacy. Drawing on a new study, Joseph Earsom …
Alexander Gale examines the strategic rationale driving the Hungarian government’s foreign policy.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán perturbed his Western allies this October…
Duncan Green explores an event and paper on 'Social Norms, Religion and Family Laws in the MENA Region'.
Bafflingly, I was recently invited to an online ‘Expert Group Meeting’ to…
Israel’s war in Gaza has left Saudi Arabia hedging its bets on the international stage and has stalled its tentative rapprochement with Iran. How is the ongoing conflict set to…
I’ve just spent a busy few days giving feedback on students’ proposals for their assignments in my activism class at the LSE, which I teach along with Global Policy's Tom Kirk.…
Nick Strogov explores how and why authoritarian states encourage civil society.
Over time, liberal thinkers have believed that a strong civil society in Russia could counteract…
As ChatGPT noted, “AI has the potential to bring significant benefits to society, but it is crucial to manage its implementation and ensure that it is used in an ethical and…