The September 2018 issue of Global Policy has research articles on the UN and civil society, democracy support, the SDGs, development finance, the Middle East, and the BRICS and climate change. There is a policy insight essay focussed on Brexit and the UK‐Africa Caribbean and Pacific aid relationship, and two practitioner commentaries on energy efficiency and financial regulation.
No Way to Run the World
A decade after the financial crash, an epic repeat is on course. Two…
What is Happening with Global Inequality?
Branko Milanovic provides an update on global inequality trends. …
Think Local and Act Global - A Conversation with GGF 2030 fellow Cara Stauß
Cara Stauß, a representative of the German state of Baden-Württemberg…
Nuclear Fusion – A Non-Carbon Energy Source That’s Closer Than You Think
Scott Montgomery on why nuclear fusion deserves our attention. In the…
"Stan Wojenny": My Memories of the (Post) Martial Law
Branko Milanovic recalls Poland's remarkable integration into the…
Early View Article - China's Expanding Security Involvement in Africa: A Pillar for ‘China–Africa Community of Common Destiny’
China has been committed to creating an ‘all weather’…
Early View Article - Labor Provisions in Trade Agreements (LABPTA): Introducing a New Dataset
Global labor policy through trade has begun to receive growing…
Early View Article - Catastrophic Climate Change and Forest Tipping Points: Blind Spots in International Politics and Policy
Scientists believe that humanity has already crossed the core…
Early View Article - Understanding the Connections between the EU Global Strategy and Somali Peacebuilding Education Needs and Priorities
This paper examines the connections between identity politics and…
Early View Article - Tailoring for Development: China's Post‐crisis Influence in Global Financial Governance
China's increasing engagement in global financial governance since…
Early View Article - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Science‐Diplomacy Nexus
In this article, we address the climate change issue through the lens…
Early View Article - Science Diplomacy and Trust Building: ‘Science China’ in the Arctic
Science diplomacy creates possibilities for trust building in…
Early View Article - Science Diplomacy, Epistemic Communities, and Practice in Sub‐Saharan Africa
For many states in Sub‐Saharan Africa, the capacity to participate in…
Post‐War Recovery and the Role of Markets: Policy Insights from Six Years of Research
Markets and private sector development are considered central to the…
Early View Article - Science Diplomacy within Sustainable Development: A SIDS Perspective
Should science and its products be considered global public goods? An…
A Quantum Leap in Energy Efficiency to Put the Sustainable Development Goals in Closer Reach
Targeted improvements in the way energy is transformed, distributed…
Early View Article - Afghanistan: In Search for an Alternative Route to Stability
After the US invasion of Afghanistan, while there were some successes…
What is the Future for the International Civil Service? On Global Public Administration
Generally speaking, questions of human resources in the United…
Behavioural Economics and International Development
Adam Smith is one the founding fathers of modern economics. It is…
Generating Economic Growth – How Governments can Help Successfully
This article points out challenges that have arisen in the current…
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