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Arief Anshory Yusuf, Zuzy Anna, Ahmad Komarulzaman and Andy Sumner identify the pathway to have any hope of achieving the poverty-related SDGs.
Today, October 17th is the UN…
Jonathan Mockshell and Danielle Resnick, authors of a new Political Economy and Policy Analysis (PEPA) sourcebook, set out how governments can make use of a step-by-step guide to…
Hans Gutbrod argues that we must highlight dissenting Azerbaijani voices if we're to have hope of a resolution to the conflict.
In recent days, Azerbaijani troops have seized…
This is the second of two commentaries providing practice-based insights into how AI is being used, regulated and governed around the world. I had the pleasure of speaking with…
This blog post reflects on insights from the forthcoming book - 'The United States and China in the Era of Global Transformations'. It highlights the evolving nature of this…
Mohamadou Fadel Diop on why climate negotiations such as the upcoming COP28 must pay attention to how the energy transition may drive further conflict and instability in West and…
Contending Orders: Legal Pluralism and the Rule of Law by Geoffrey Swenson. New York: Oxford University Press 2022. 273 pp., £56 hardcover 9780197530429
What happens when multiple…
Hakob Gabrielyan outlines measures to protect civilians in Karabakh.
On 19 September 2023 Azerbaijan announced the launch of “anti-terrorist operation” in the disputed…
Esther Brito Ruiz on how the situated knowledge and networks of local women can create more resilient, tailored, and effective responses in the face of complex emergencies.
The…
Duncan Green shares work-in-progress for the 2nd edition of his book, with a guest chapter on digital activism from Global Policy's Tom Kirk.
I spent the summer toiling…
Power and Progress. Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. PublicAffairs. 2003.
I started reading Power and Progress in a…
Frustrated by decades of inaction on global warming, Les Coleman finds that its adverse impacts are concentrated in particular areas and so are best tackled by the proven strategy…
Every Citizen a Statesman: The Dream of a Democratic Foreign Policy in the American Century by David Allen. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2023. 344 pp. £39.95 hardcover…
Pablo J. Varela introduces the Global Development Network's upcoming 2023 conference on 'Biodiversity and Sustainable Development' (31st October - 1st November).
The unfolding…
In April 2022, a report by the investigative news outlet Inside Story revealed that the Greek financial journalist and editor Thanasis Koukakis had been targeted by "Predator"…