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There is growing disillusionment about the possibilities of state reform in post-war countries due to the mixed record of post-war liberal statebuilding. Ntagahoraho Z. Burihabwa…
From Anger to Action Inside the Global Movements for Social Justice, Peace, and a Sustainable Planet. by Harriet Lamb and Ben Jackson. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
I’ve…
Remote Warfare: New Cultures of Violence. Adelman. Rebecca A. Adelman and David Kieran, Editors. University of Minnesota Press, 2020.
This was reviewed for Global Policy Next…
Tom Johansmeyer explores the critical role for diplomacy in supporting a robust and reliable global cyber insurance market.
Businesses and municipalities have been brutalized by…
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to several European governments implementing measures to protect their domestic industries. But are these actions pragmatic responses to the crisis…
Global food prices shot up nearly 33% in September 2021 compared with the same period the year before. That’s according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)‘s monthly…
What are the most prevalent unintended effects of international cooperation? Dirk Jan Koch, together with the Center for Global Challenges of Utrecht University,…
This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 15 years…
Chee Leong LEE on why ASEAN must play a vital role in the region’s responses to the virus.
While the UK, France and Germany are relaxing most of their COVID-19 restrictions at…
This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 15 years…
The “Third” United Nations: How a Knowledge Ecology Helps the UN Think by Tatiana Carayannis and Thomas G. Weiss. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2021. 200 pp., £65 hardcover…
Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn, Lukas Linsi and Yesaya Christianto explore why “crypto-fever” has taken a strong hold of football clubs and what should be done about it.…
The collapse of the Afghan military and seizure of its weapons by the Taliban indicate that governments should be more careful when making decisions concerning arms…
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, Ingunn Bjørkhaug, Adele Garnier and Astrid Espegren examine the focus on evacuating educated and professional Afghan women after the Taliban-takeover,…
Emrys Schoemaker argues that the Taliban has once again reminded us that digital identity systems are like all technologies — they are neither good nor bad, but never neutral…