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Jess Crombie explores data from new research into the humanitarian and development sector's enduring problem.
The term Poverty Porn (coined in 1985); the widely criticised (though…
Kristian Alexander draws inspiration from youth activists around the world for those looking to advocate in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
MENA youth part of global…
One of the best things about the course I give on ‘Influencing for Senior Leaders: Analysis, Strategy, and Practice’, with Global Policy's Tom Kirk, is the anecdotes…
Shafiq Ahmad Kamboh and Muhammad Ittefaq discuss climate activism in the Global South, highlighting the need for advocating eco-friendly agri-livestock practices and cleaner…
Global Financial Networked Governance: The Power of the Financial Stability Board and its Limits, by Peter Knaack. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2023. 224 pp., £120 hardcover…
Farida T. Bena explores steps towards a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.
A few months ago, I interviewed Abdul Muheet Chowdhary (below…
We must transition to a brain-positive economy, a global goal to stop and reverse the loss of brain capital, which puts a premium on brain health and brain skills in accomplishing…
Daniel Clausen engages three AI "research assistants" to help him look into his profession's new normal.
Where does the machine end and the researcher begin? I say this as I…
A selection of the latest Early View Articles from the journal.
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Perceptions of social credit systems in Southeast Asia: An …
In Quest of a Shared Planet: Negotiating Climate from the Global South by Naveeda Khan. New York: Fordham University Press, 2023. 227 pp., $90 hardcover 9781531502775, $24.95…
Vali Stan, Lukas Linsi and Daniel Mügge use research on the US-China trade relationship to argue that states' newfound enthusiasm for protectionist policies will have to face the…
Adam William Chalmers and Robyn Klingler-Vidra introduce new research charting the decline of Corporate America's wokeism since 2020.
Many corporations have been keen to identify…
Oxfam’s annual ‘Davos Report’ has become a bit of an institution. In response to last week's megarich schmoozathon, Anthony Kamande introduces the main findings of the 2024…
Deborah Barros Leal Farias reminds us that not all foreign policy agendas are intentional.
This January marks Point Four’s 75th anniversary. Its name refers to US President Truman…
Daniel Clausen asks what makes the classic text so good and how can it help us today?
Why revisit the classics of International Relations? Returning to essential books helps us to…