The May 2018 issue of Global Policy has nine research articles covering topics such as shipping policy, government expenditure and economic growth, women mediators in the UN, and business and human rights. There are Policy Insights on post war recovering and the role of markets, and global health. There are also two practitioner commentaries on the USA's 2017 National Security Strategy and the direction of economic policy after 2008.
Trump, Iran, Oil, and Power
By now barrels of ink have spilled over the Trump Administration’s…
Seven Comics with Vital Things to Say about Humanity
When the Palestinian literary critic and thinker Edward Said read the…
Yes, Neoliberalism is a Thing. Don’t let Economists tell you Otherwise
“The really fascinating battles in intellectual history tend to occur…
Stop telling Palestinians to be ‘Resilient’ – The rest of the World has Failed Them
Viewed from Palestine, it’s hard to disagree that we’ve perhaps seen…
Book Review - Critical Elitism: Deliberation, Democracy, and the Problem of Expertise
Critical Elitism: Deliberation, Democracy, and the Problem of…
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 - Ten Challenges in Democracy Support – and How to Overcome them
Democracy supporters face tough times. Authoritarian reversals across…
Early View Article - Responding to the SDG16 Measurement Challenge: The Governance, Peace and Security Survey Modules in Africa
This paper presents an ongoing initiative, built on a practical…
Early View Article - Inter‐Governmental Regimes and Recruitment to Private Regimes: GATT/WTO and the ISO, 1951–2005
Scholars of international relations and public policy recognize that…
Global Governance in Practice
We argue that a focus on practices can enrich the study of global…
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…
Early View Article - Scientist Diplomats or Diplomat Scientists: Who Makes Science Diplomacy Effective?
Successful science‐based policies build upon the pillar of sound…
A New Role for IPCC: Balancing Science and Society
There is a new role for global climate policy and the…
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…
Energy for All: The Next Challenge
There are three main global energy challenges that I see in front of…
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Global Policy North Conference: The Challenge of Brexit
'The Challenge of Brexit for the North', on 20th September 2018, is the first conference of the Global Policy North network, a new consortium of scholars and practitioners in the north of England. Keynote speeches by Hilary Benn, MP, and Lord Jim O’Neill, former Chairman of Goldman Sachs.
Science Diplomacy
Successful science‐based policies build upon the pillar of sound science, while meeting the needs of diverse societies in an economically and politically feasible manner. How do scientists and diplomats interact most productively too achieve a successful outcome? Find out more in these Early View Articles from a forthcoming GP special issue with UCL STEaPP.
International Development Finance
Despite some earlier convergence of p.c. incomes, poverty, underdevelopment and excessive inequality remain serious problems in today’s world. This EGG Essay explores the roles international development finance can play in addressing it.
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