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Are Donald Trump's selections for his cabinet and other top administration positions indicative of a man who is ready to "drain the swamp?" Is the president-elect…
Trump's presidential victory exposed to the whole world the flawed nature of the US model of democracy. Beginning January 20, both the country and the world will have to face…
Daniel Clausen calls for a ‘challenge’ and experiential based approach to teaching international relations.
In my experience, the best students are always looking for…
"We live in ominously dangerous times" stated the opening line of an article by C.J. Polychroniou (with Lily Sage) titled "A New Economic System for a World in…
With the recent election of António Guterres as the next United Nations Secretary-General, the focus will soon shift to the next Secretary-General’s reform priorities, with…
Quality Peace: Peacebuilding, Victory, and World Order by Peter Wallensteen. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. 250 pp, £64 hardcover 978-0-19-021554-5,…
Often, things that are seen as a problem in society are not: the house where locals and refugees live and work together.
In a mixed and energetic district of south Berlin lies a…
Global Governance Futures 2027 fellow Laila A. Wahedi takes a look at whether terrorists’ use of violence helps them to achieve their ultimate goals, and what this means for…
Kristen Hopewell is the author of the third commentary in the Emerging Global Governance (EGG) series. It argues that export credit is proving to be a useful lens on both the…
Since democracy is a form of dependency on the will of others, we need to work a lot harder to overcome our narcissism and belief that we know best.
Donald Trump’s election…
Aryaman Bhatnagar and Joel Sandhu explore the Islamic State's appeal in parts of South Asia.
As the coordinated global offensive against the so-called Islamic State (IS)…
Dani Rodrik argues that economists’ reluctance to be honest about the costs of trade has lost them much needed credibility.
Are economists partly responsible for Donald…
This interview was conducted by Joel Sandhu for the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to…
Development Economist Paul Clist discusses some of the ideas from his new paper (Link to paywalled article version, link to free draft version).
Payment by Results (PbR) is a…
How did we reach a historically unprecedented level of inequality in the United States? A new documentary, Requiem for The American Dream, turns to the ever-insightful Noam…