Professor David Held describes the major challenges of our time, stability in global finance, the environment and resource use, equitable world trade, and nuclear proliferation. However, a paradox lies in the increasing level of global issues in a world where politics and identity remain rooted in local and territorial divisions. It remains to be seen how global governance structures will evolve to address these issues.
David Held is Graham Wallis Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics, Co-Director of LSE Global Governance, and General Editor of Global Policy.
