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Observers have noted we are now in the midst of a “Fourth Industrial Revolution” whereby new digital technologies and big data both offer the potential to address longstanding…
Richard Falk's lecture on 'World Order in the Age of Trump and Trumpism' at West Chester University, October 24, 2018.
The title requires a few words of explanation. By the ‘Age…
Ten years after the G20 held its first ever summit, the informal group is meeting for the first time in South America. But can the closely watched gathering calm tensions amid the…
Seamus Garvey argues in favour of an innovative way to store renewable energy.
Electricity generated by fossil fuels is increasingly unsustainable and a shift towards renewable…
Guy Ryder on why an aptitude for lifelong learning is needed to future-proof jobs markets.
The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2018 gives some cause for…
“No somos peces para vivir del mar. No somos aves para vivir del aire. Somos hombres para vivir de la tierra » [We are not fish to love from the sea. We are not birds to live from…
Stephen Hopgood argues that the survival and flourishing of human rights requires people.
When considering the future of human rights and whether they will be viewed as more, or…
There has been an increase in competition in the global agricultural sector that causes distress among small scale farmers who are increasingly left behind in this process.…
How we measure attention incentivises content that erodes our public sphere and polarises communities, including in the Global South. Could better metrics incentivise better…
Keep your cyber tools close, your history books closer.
For some, the signing of the July 2015 Iran nuclear deal might appear as a “watershed moment” for abating the flow of Iran’…
Murilo Gaspardo frames Brazil's recent elections in the context of an ongoing worldwide challenge to political liberalism.
The outcome of the October 7th Brazil’s elections…
This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 10 years…
Yunnan Chen and Cinnamon Dornsife explore the prospects for the future of global economic governance.
A decade after the global financial crisis that began in 2008, the search for…
Grier Wilt outlines what is needed to assure girls can pursue careers in STEM.
At the turn of the decade, 20% of all jobs in the US required high-level knowledge in…
Nick Grief explores the limited representation of airspace in international law and technological change.
In little more than 100 years, humans have radically transformed the sky…