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Folashade Soule offers advice to African nations confronted with Chinese deals.
“You don’t negotiate with China !” I was quickly told when I started interviewing African public…
Measuring Tomorrow: Accounting for Well-being, Resilience, and Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century by Éloi Laurent. Princeton: Princeton University Press 2018. 218 pp, £27…
Global Governance Futures 2030 fellow Naoko Hashimoto outlines three critical shortcomings in Japan's latest immigration reform.
On December 8, amid chaos, the Japanese House of…
The old party system appears in serious distress, faced with challengers using digital technology as a means to achieve the utopian goal of a more democratic society.
In these…
Transfer of power to Brussels may weaken member states, but it empowers citizens – it is a pity EU citizens do not know their own power, writes Caroline de Gruyter (European…
How to ensure your Christmas will lead into a Happy New Year!
Moderation is the last thing on people’s minds at Christmas. Shopping, travelling and eating reach peak levels –…
Global Governance Futures 2030 fellow Ryo Ishida on why Japan's cities are fit for its aging population.
We often hear how rapidly the population is growing in many cities, and…
“What are the limits to the emerging orthodoxy of ‘going with the grain’, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected environments where the state may not be the primary…
The people using their money and time to achieve a goal long sought by elites and dreamers.
Somewhere in Silicon Valley, a man wakes early with the sunrise. Venturing into the…
For the G20 and this week’s big climate change gabfest in Poland, Kate Raworth pulled together this smart piece on where the world’s countries have got to on living inside the…
Twitter has become a key communication tool for world leaders, but how does the impact of tweets on financial markets compare to the impact of traditional news? Based on a new…
Hong Kong is witnessing a growth in responsible investing that takes into consideration environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Can it leverage its financial hub…
Book Review – The Global Climate Regime and Transitional Justice by Sonja Klinsky and Jasmina Brankovic. London: Routledge, 2018. 196 pp., £92 hardcover 9780415786027
The debate…
Digital technologies are a force that provide considerable economic, social, environmental and political challenges in addition to opportunities. The G20 talks in Argentina in…
Cryptocurrencies have been placed on the G20 agenda for the first time during the Argentinian presidency. This is in response to a number of perceived risks to financial stability…