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Stephen Hopgood argues that the survival and flourishing of human rights requires people.
When considering the future of human rights and whether they will be viewed as more, or…
There has been an increase in competition in the global agricultural sector that causes distress among small scale farmers who are increasingly left behind in this process.…
How we measure attention incentivises content that erodes our public sphere and polarises communities, including in the Global South. Could better metrics incentivise better…
Keep your cyber tools close, your history books closer.
For some, the signing of the July 2015 Iran nuclear deal might appear as a “watershed moment” for abating the flow of Iran’…
Murilo Gaspardo frames Brazil's recent elections in the context of an ongoing worldwide challenge to political liberalism.
The outcome of the October 7th Brazil’s elections…
This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 10 years…
Yunnan Chen and Cinnamon Dornsife explore the prospects for the future of global economic governance.
A decade after the global financial crisis that began in 2008, the search for…
Grier Wilt outlines what is needed to assure girls can pursue careers in STEM.
At the turn of the decade, 20% of all jobs in the US required high-level knowledge in…
Nick Grief explores the limited representation of airspace in international law and technological change.
In little more than 100 years, humans have radically transformed the sky…
Trusting Enemies: Interpersonal Relationships in International Conflict by Nicholas J Wheeler. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2018. 384 pp., £25.49 hardcover 9780199696475…
Banksy’s prank on the art market rhymes with our common struggle against financialization’s shredding of society.
Banksy’s latest art prank, in which one of his iconic works …
Stefan Dercon of the Blavatnik School of Government introduces two new reports. This post first appeared on From Poverty to Power.
Am I alone? Was I the only one who could not…
On the day that the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that we only have 12 years left in which to prevent climate catastrophe, an American climate…
John Brewer explores the meaning behind this year's winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege have been awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their work in…
To date, labor clauses in trade agreements have remained a fig leaf, neither raising labor standards abroad nor protecting them at home. Real change would require a significantly…