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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…
Trusting Enemies: Interpersonal Relationships in International Conflict by Nicholas J Wheeler. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2018. 384 pp., £25.49 hardcover 9780199696475…
Banksy’s prank on the art market rhymes with our common struggle against financialization’s shredding of society.
Banksy’s latest art prank, in which one of his iconic works…
Stefan Dercon of the Blavatnik School of Government introduces two new reports. This post first appeared on From Poverty to Power.
Am I alone? Was I the only one who could…
On the day that the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that we only have 12 years left in which to prevent climate catastrophe, an American climate…
John Brewer explores the meaning behind this year's winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege have been awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize …
To date, labor clauses in trade agreements have remained a fig leaf, neither raising labor standards abroad nor protecting them at home. Real change would require a significantly…
Iosif Kovras on Iceland's robust response to the last financial crisis.
It has been ten years since the global recession hit – and the perfect opportunity to rethink…
Jakob Vestergaard examines the future of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the euro's resilience.
The season for speculation about the future leadership of…
Global Policy recently reposted two ‘think pieces’ by Steve Fuller (5th September 2018) and Johan Soderberg (7th September 2018) relating to the differences (or not) between…
Jodi Allemeier asks whether the increasing number of networks for cities are filling a critical governance gap and what the future may hold for them?
There are over 200 networks…
Hosted by the International Land Coalition (ILC), the GLF brought together ILC members, activists, local and international NGOs and government agencies from around the world to…
How the rising clout of Russia and China, and regional international organisations, could bring stability to South Asia.
Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan called in…
Book Review – War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence by Ronan Farrow. New York: W.W. Norton & Company 2018. 432 pp., £14.50 hardcover…