Five Ways Buildings of the Future will use Biotech to become Living Things
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Imperialism in a Coffee Cup
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G7 Summit - French Meeting Takes Aim at Rising Inequality
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Oligarchs and Oligarchs
Branko Milanovic uses Olsen's roving and stationary bandits…
Why the United States Rejects International Criminal Justice: Looking Back at Nuremberg
Today is my second happiest day in government. With these words,…
Early View Article - On Legitimacy Crises and the Resources of Global Governance Institutions: A Surprisingly Weak Relationship?
While scholars commonly assume that Global Governance Institutions (…
The Political Economy of ‘Tax Spillover’: A New Multilateral Framework
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Sulfur in the Sky with Diamonds: An Inquiry into the Feasibility of Solar Geoengineering
Solar geoengineering (SG) is considered a promising, albeit…
Understanding American Power: Conceptual Clarity, Strategic Priorities, and the Decline Debate
What does it mean for the United States to be powerful? The prospect…
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 - Prohibiting Autonomous Weapons: Put Human Dignity First
In addition to its successful mobilization in stigmatization and norm…
Early View Article - Deciding on Appropriate Use of Force: Human‐machine Interaction in Weapons Systems and Emerging Norms
This article considers the role of norms in the debate on autonomous…
How Informality Can Address Emerging Issues: Making the Most of the G7
The G7 should address new, unprecedented and highly disruptive issues…
Belt and Road Initiative: Responses from Japan and India – Bilateralism, Multilateralism and Collaborations
The responses from Japan and India to the China‐led Belt and Road…
The Big (data) Bang: Opportunities and Challenges for Compiling SDG Indicators
Official statisticians around the world are faced with the herculean…
The SDGs: Changing How Development is Understood
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) constitute a truly…
Political Thriller Exposes the Underbelly of Global Goals
This commentary characterizes the SDG indicator framework as a ‘…
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
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