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Israel’s war in Gaza has left Saudi Arabia hedging its bets on the international stage and has stalled its tentative rapprochement with Iran. How is the ongoing conflict set to…
I’ve just spent a busy few days giving feedback on students’ proposals for their assignments in my activism class at the LSE, which I teach along with Global Policy's Tom Kirk.…
Nick Strogov explores how and why authoritarian states encourage civil society.
Over time, liberal thinkers have believed that a strong civil society in Russia could counteract…
As ChatGPT noted, “AI has the potential to bring significant benefits to society, but it is crucial to manage its implementation and ensure that it is used in an ethical and…
Robert Diab argues that we need to change the framing to protect civilians in Gaza.
In 1949, Hannah Arendt, who had recently fled from Nazi Germany, pointed out a paradox at the…
M. Rodwan Abouharb and Bernhard Reinsberg argue that the IMF should require borrower countries to impose loan conditions in a non-partisan way.
Sri Lanka received a bailout from…
Taking a sideways look at George Ritzer’s famous McDonaldization thesis, Titus Alexander argues that rather than being an iron cage, social scientists have much to gain from…
This post by Oxfam’s Richard Stanforth and Magnus Corfixen first appeared on Oxfam’s Views and Voices blog.
Why are Oxfam and other humanitarian organisations…
Latin American Foreign Policies in the New World Order: The Active Non-Alignment Option, edited by Carlos Fortin, Jorge Heine, and Carlos Ominami. London: Anthem Press, 2023. 304…
Margreet van Doodewaard and Antonia Potter Prentice make a new case for the old values of solidarity, adaptability and long-term commitment as the basis for effective Civil…
Geoff Beattie on why elites become trapped in echo chambers of shared values with horrific results for others.
Sexism, harassment and bullying plague the Red Arrows, the UK Royal…
Anastasia Vasilyeva introduces and overviews a new Global Policy e-book available for free now.
Often thought to be a malice of the past, slavery continues to take on a variety of…
Anir Chowdhury and Ashfaq Zaman argue that the digital divide is the perfect priority case for the United Nations.
In many parts of the world, we see the advent…
The US has never been a fan of some of South Africa’s friends, but with a key trade deal up for renegotiation it might be time for South Africa to choose between the US and its…
Duncan Green unpicks new research on what works for Protest Movements.
I met (albeit via zoom and Global Policy's Tom Kirk) with Srjda Popovic, one of my protest heroes, last week…