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Don McLain Gill on how Quad members could offer an alternative to China's new South Asian empire.
As China continues to deepen its influence in South Asia, the…
This blog is based on a new paper published in the forthcoming special issue of Global Policy, edited by C2G. To access an early view of the full article, please…
Linda Ghirardello and Roland Benedikter argue that the results of Guinea's upcoming election will have ramifications for the whole of West Africa and beyond.
There are…
The COVID-19 pandemic has made us all more reliant on digital tools for connection and communication;
Dealing with COVID-19 restrictions an physical distancing rules, young…
To understand the response to COVID-19 in Africa we must look beyond actions taken by formal states. The roles played by various public authorities, operating below the national…
Zhanna Malekos Smith explores Iran's growing space ambitions.
The Lebanese-American poet Khalil Gibran wrote that “Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.” A similar barrier…
“The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are calling for the immediate disembarkation of more than 400 rescued migrants and refugees…
Sumithra Prasanna explores how COVID-19 has brought long-standing tensions between individual freedoms, safety, democracy and the common good to the fore.
“When is coercion…
Muddassar Ahmed calls for more open communication between governments and international organizations to regain travellers’ trust in tourism hindered by COVID-19.
Sunday 27th of…
Martha Molfetas draws parallels between the deadly effects of popular responses to COVID-19 and climate change.
Scientists have been ringing the alarm bell on our climate…
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik and Katja Lindskov Jacobsen explore how a tech-reliant humanitarian sector increasingly finds itself implicated in a global War on Data.
In 1971, the…
A new GP / EGG Essay from Carlos Fortín, Jorge Heine and Carlos Ominami asks what will the impact of a Second Cold War be on Latin America?
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought…
BRI and International Cooperation in Industrial Capacity: Industrial Layout Study edited by Xu Shaoshi. London and New York: Routledge, 2020. 590 pp., 67 b/w Illust, £120…
Echoing a potential global trend, Dharish David and Simran Walia explore Japan's moves away from operating in China.
The desire for Japanese and Western business to wean their…
This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 10 years…