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Sydney Kamen calls on Biden to challenge vaccine nationalism and reposition the USA as a leading humanitarian nation.
With a single bold move – donating tens of millions of…
Against the trend of vaccine nationalism, India is emerging as one of the major global suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines, writes Dr Biswajit Dhar, professor at the Centre for…
Temelso G. Getahun argues that torture constitutes a denial of human dignity.
“We will uphold the rights of those who we bring to justice. And we will close the detention facility…
Duncan Green reviews a recent essay on how to use power analyses to understand and drive activism.
John Gaventa has been thinking, writing and theorising about power for at…
Teferi Mergo argues that faced with limited options the international community must support a political settlement between Ethiopia’s warring federalist and the unitary camps.…
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik considers the EU's plans for a ‘digital green certificate’ from social justice perspective and argues we must continue to pay careful attention to…
Ilan Manor explores Russia's digital vaccine diplomacy efforts.
Now is the age of nostalgia. Throughout the world we are witnessing a yearning desire to return to the world…
The efficacy of governance varies across West Africa, as does the region’s record in tackling the spread of the coronavirus. There are clear signs that good governance can boost a…
Nouh El Harmouzi and Tom G. Palmer argue that now is the time Arabs to finally enjoy the ‘bourgeois deal’.
In 2011 the two of us were in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, where Nouh…
What is post-legislative scrutiny (PLS), and how can it serve as an instrument for good governance? Philip Norton and Franklin De Vrieze outline the latest research and evidence…
Robert Hii explores ongoing efforts to reconcile the livelihoods of rapeseed and palm oil farmers with threats to biodiversity and climate change.
A new United Nations…
This post by GP's Online Editor is part of a series exploring ‘public authority’ based on research at LSE’s Centre for Public Authority and International…