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This blog post reflects on insights from the forthcoming book - 'The United States and China in the Era of Global Transformations'. It highlights the evolving nature of this…
Mohamadou Fadel Diop on why climate negotiations such as the upcoming COP28 must pay attention to how the energy transition may drive further conflict and instability in West and…
Contending Orders: Legal Pluralism and the Rule of Law by Geoffrey Swenson. New York: Oxford University Press 2022. 273 pp., £56 hardcover 9780197530429
What happens when multiple…
Hakob Gabrielyan outlines measures to protect civilians in Karabakh.
On 19 September 2023 Azerbaijan announced the launch of “anti-terrorist operation” in the disputed…
Esther Brito Ruiz on how the situated knowledge and networks of local women can create more resilient, tailored, and effective responses in the face of complex emergencies.
The…
Duncan Green shares work-in-progress for the 2nd edition of his book, with a guest chapter on digital activism from Global Policy's Tom Kirk.
I spent the summer toiling…
Power and Progress. Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. PublicAffairs. 2003.
I started reading Power and Progress in a…
Frustrated by decades of inaction on global warming, Les Coleman finds that its adverse impacts are concentrated in particular areas and so are best tackled by the proven strategy…
Every Citizen a Statesman: The Dream of a Democratic Foreign Policy in the American Century by David Allen. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2023. 344 pp. £39.95 hardcover…
Pablo J. Varela introduces the Global Development Network's upcoming 2023 conference on 'Biodiversity and Sustainable Development' (31st October - 1st November).
The unfolding…
In April 2022, a report by the investigative news outlet Inside Story revealed that the Greek financial journalist and editor Thanasis Koukakis had been targeted by "Predator"…
It has been over a decade since the first G20 Summit was held in Washington DC. While much progress has been made on key global issues, gender inequality remains a significant…
Swati Prabhu and Malancha Chakrabarty explore increasing enthusiasm for triangular development partnerships to counter China.
For a long time, the international development…
Cameron Boyle discusses the reciprocal relationship between climate change and health and the importance of building climate-resilient health systems.
Summer 2023 marked a nadir…
Recent words and deeds confirm Beijing’s readiness to retaliate against sanctions imposed by the US and its allies. However, its current dominance of the global strategic metals…