First Edition Editorial. Launching Global Policy: Next Generation - Eva‐Maria Nag Introduction to Global Policy: Next Generation - Gregory Stiles, Emma Lecavalier and Amna Kaleem The Rise of Foreign Direct Investment Regulation in Investment‐recipient Countries - Anastasia Ufimtseva Multipolarity and the Future of Multilateralism: Towards ‘Thick’ Peacekeeping in the Donbas Conflict - Takamitsu Hadano The Dangers of Decoupling: Earth System Crisis and the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ - Michael J. Albert Social Media Mobility: Leveraging Twitter Networks in Online Diplomacy - Ilan Manor and Elad Segev Existential Security: Towards a Security Framework for the Survival of Humanity - Nathan Alexander Sears