Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

16 July 2020
On the 75th anniversary of the dawn of the atomic age, Tad Daley reminds readers that today's sovereign state system was once up for debate. On this day 75 years…
16 July 2020
Caribou Digital and DAI are pleased to share a new report on the issues around the use of information and identification systems in humanitarian and social protection support…
15 July 2020
Peter Edward and Andy Sumner argue that to end poverty, we must address the political challenges that come with improving the governance of economic growth. Ending global poverty…
13 July 2020
The UK should change its COVID-19 strategy to try to eliminate COVID-19 even without a vaccine rather than simply managing the disease, according to Independent SAGE, a group of…
08 July 2020
This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 10 years…
08 July 2020
Luis Aguasvivas and Vaclav Masek argue that El Salvador and Brazil’s democracies are falling foul of autocratic agendas, and draw lessons for others keen to avoid similar fates.…
07 July 2020
Cities at War: Global Insecurity and Urban Resistance edited by Mary Kaldor and Saskia Sassen. New York: Columbia University Press, 2020. 264 pp., £74 hardcover 9780231185387, £25…
06 July 2020
Nick Bernards argues that the pandemic has exposed long-standing deep problems with the Fintech driven financial inclusion agenda.  ‘Financial inclusion’ has…
03 July 2020
Nafeez Ahmed calls for greater cooperation between the EU and palm oil producing countries. In an alarming recent report, the World Wildlife Fund found that one of the…
03 July 2020
The Dissent Channel: American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age by Elizabeth Shackelford. New York: Public Affairs 2020. 304 pp., $29 hardcover 9781541724488, $17.99 e-book…