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“We were so hopeful last March when the UN Open-Ended Working Group agreed to endorse all 11 of us voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible state behavior.”
With apologies to…
As the corona pandemic hit households worldwide, Japan, the United States, South Korea, Italy and Spain turned to the basic income scheme, offering no-strings-attached payments to…
Emerging Powers and the World Trading System: The Past and Future of International Economic Law by Gregory Shaffer. Cambridge University Press, 2021. 250 pp., £74.99 hardcover…
This OpenDemocracy article is part of their series for the annual and global 16 Days of activism against gender-based violence published in collaboration with the Women…
Alex Connock reports on a debate at the celebrated Oxford Union at which an AI participated.
Not a day passes without a fascinating snippet on the ethical challenges created…
Maurizio Geri argues that the world needs to support Iranian civil society to ensure a solution to Lebanon's ongoing crisis.
France and Saudi Arabia’s new joint…
The United Nations' "International Human Rights Day" serves as a reminder of the rights that every human being should have from birth. In reality, the day underscores the world…
Joel Sadhu reflects on 10+ years of experience and lessons learned from GPPi’s dialogue activities, focusing on Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral…
Tom Johansmeyer uses data from the United States to explore an unanticipated side effect of climate change.
Natural catastrophe events could threaten global climate change…
The World Bank just released a monster number crunch on the changing face of aid. ‘A Changing Landscape: Trends in official financial flows and the aid architecture’ covers ‘all…