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24 May 2016
This year the Global Leadership Initiative at the University of Sheffield have taken a team of policy analysts to the G7 Leaders Summit, Ise-Shima, Japan. This post is part of a…
24 May 2016
As Britain’s historic referendum draws closer, James Flint adds context to the nation’s place and role within Europe. The UK’s place in (or out) of the European Union has become a…
24 May 2016
Rene Wadlow looks forward ot the World Humanitarian Summit. The World Humanitarian Summit organized by the United Nations will opened on 23 May 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey.  The…
23 May 2016
Alana Tiemessen argues that common criticisms and cynicism of international justice, and the International Criminal Court specifically, are frustrating as they tend to obscure…
23 May 2016
The Panama papers show that many countries around the world have failed to tackle tax avoidance and evasion. But making sure everyone pays their fair share is not just a question…
20 May 2016
Sarah Carson explores the often unspoken reality of urban living for women around the world and what can be done about it. Today is International Safe Cities for Women Day. It…
19 May 2016
Roger Mac Ginty explores the lack of diversity at the International Studies Association and what can be done about it. “Where are all the brown folks?’ –…
19 May 2016
Ian Thorpe explores how aid is approaching the insights of complexity science. We are an important juncture in development at the moment with the Sustainable Development Goals due…
18 May 2016
Rahel Dette and Julia Steets explore the evolving role of new technologies in aid and development. Operating in insecure environments is one of the more critical tests for the…
17 May 2016
Nancy Birdsall, Scott Morris and Anna Diofasi unpick the politics and numbers behind responses to the Syrian refugee crises. The Europeans are struggling with the question—…