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Stephenie Foster on how to address the barriers to women's careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Our world faces multiple challenges: fragility of economic…
Brian Levy responds to two recent blogs exploring his idea of 'working with the grain' to support governance and developmental reforms.
When does a call to ‘work with the grain’…
Social media and technology companies are quickly branching beyond the developed world. As their need for growth expands the map of their geographic footprint, tech firms…
Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman. London: Bloomsbury 2017. 336 pp., £16.99 hardcover 9781408890264, £8.99 paperback 9781408893210
The Dutch…
Democracy and the rule of law are suffering in many countries, with the rise of “illiberal” democracies or even outright dictatorships. Why is that? And what makes it a cause of…
Russia's threat is overrated, China's challenge is real – and Trump a mere bob on history's wave.
Around this time of year, many leading military journals will publish a sort of '…
Folashade Soule offers advice to African nations confronted with Chinese deals.
“You don’t negotiate with China !” I was quickly told when I started interviewing African public…
Measuring Tomorrow: Accounting for Well-being, Resilience, and Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century by Éloi Laurent. Princeton: Princeton University Press 2018. 218 pp, £27…
Global Governance Futures 2030 fellow Naoko Hashimoto outlines three critical shortcomings in Japan's latest immigration reform.
On December 8, amid chaos, the Japanese House of…
The old party system appears in serious distress, faced with challengers using digital technology as a means to achieve the utopian goal of a more democratic society.
In these…
Transfer of power to Brussels may weaken member states, but it empowers citizens – it is a pity EU citizens do not know their own power, writes Caroline de Gruyter (European…
How to ensure your Christmas will lead into a Happy New Year!
Moderation is the last thing on people’s minds at Christmas. Shopping, travelling and eating reach peak levels –…
Global Governance Futures 2030 fellow Ryo Ishida on why Japan's cities are fit for its aging population.
We often hear how rapidly the population is growing in many cities, and…
“What are the limits to the emerging orthodoxy of ‘going with the grain’, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected environments where the state may not be the primary…
The people using their money and time to achieve a goal long sought by elites and dreamers.
Somewhere in Silicon Valley, a man wakes early with the sunrise. Venturing into the…