Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

13 December 2021
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…
09 December 2021
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…
08 December 2021
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…
03 December 2021
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…
01 December 2021
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…
25 November 2021
How a systematic and strategic refusal to acknowledge the harm done to civilians undermines transparency, recognition and accountability for human suffering in remote wars.…
19 November 2021
Not so long ago, in a galaxy not so far away… democracy was in danger. Our current political environment is filled with threats to democracy, from the rise of authoritarian…
16 November 2021
Ayse Kaya and Olivia Stoetzer, accredited COP26 observers, summarise the summit and highlight the progress and tensions that led to its climate finance outcomes. COP26 in Glasgow…
15 November 2021
Courtenay Cabot Venton provides a snapshot of perspectives from a large group of Global South leaders… The world is currently at an inflection point that could enable the…
12 November 2021
Although the economies of Hungary and Poland have by now completed their post-1989 transitions and have reached the developed economy status, their politics have derailed…