Hegemony and Empire
In this column, Alfredo Toro Hardy analyzes the nature of the USA’s…
The United States and its allies need to avoid caricaturing China in their foreign policies
Nicholas Ross Smith, from the University of Canterbury, argues that…
Digital transformation and the future of humanitarian response
Emrys Schoemaker lays out the necessary steps for the humanitarian…
How to Tackle the Climate Crisis and Inequality
Carbon dividends, public investment, and binding carbon-emissions…
A myth is the nothingness that is everything: The soft power of the Olympic games
Glauco Ortolano explores the soft power myths being generated…
Early View Article - Minimalist economic management, deferred revenue regime and aid dependency: Explaining contradictory post-war statebuilding aims
The paper analyses a contradiction in the liberal approach to post-…
Early View Article - Will the poverty-related UN Sustainable Development Goals be met? New projections
In this paper, we discuss the literature and consider the historical…
Early View Article - How to constitute global citizens' forums: Key selection principles
Once imagined as a theoretical possibility, global citizen…
Early View Article - Catching up with climate priorities: Understanding multilateral development banks' evolving approach to biodiversity
A global consensus now recognises biodiversity as equal to climate…
Early View Article - Humanitarian protection activities and the safety of strangers in the DRC, Syria and South Sudan
Many contemporary humanitarian organisations derive their legitimacy…
Fit for purpose? Just Energy Transition Partnerships and accountability in international climate governance
This contribution examines whether just energy transition…
Informality and the governance dilemma: How institutional inter-linkages can bridge accountability gaps
States have increasingly relied on informal international…
A fairer and more resilient multilateral trading system will require a reinvigorated WTO
The multilateral trading system, first established formally in 1947…
Populism à la Carte: The paradoxical political communication of Narendra Modi on Twitter
How and where is democracy ‘hacked’? Studies examining the…
The 21st century trust and leadership problem: Quoi faire?
Much of the democratic world faces a form of socio-political crisis.…
Against data individualism: Why a pandemic accord needs to commit to data solidarity
An accord to increase global pandemic preparedness is currently…
Mañana Today: A Long View of Economic Value Creation in Latin America
This commentary concerns the significant opportunities which the…
Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: What are the Benefits for SMEs?
Extended reality (XR) has the potential to be a game‐changer for SMEs…
The US National Security Strategy: Competing for Supremacy in a Multipolar World with a Unipolar Strategy
Thirty years after becoming a hegemonic power, the United States of…
Behavioural Economics and International Development
Adam Smith is one the founding fathers of modern economics. It is…
Special Issue - Development Practice, Power and Public Authority
Trending Research
#1 Urgent pandemic messaging of WHO, World Bank, and G20 is inconsistent with their evidence base
#2 How to constitute global citizens' forums: Key selection principles
#3 The Russia–Ukraine war, the evolving global order, the Global South and emergence of non‐alignment 2.0
Free GP E-Book - Future Warfare and Critical Technologies
Edited by Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan and Sameer Patil, the essays in this volume seek to unpack key critical technologies and explore their implications for the future of warfare. Among other themes, they tackle cyberwarfare, challenges of attribution, swarming drones, autonomous weapons, AI and nuclear weapons and space.
Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2024
The June 2024 issue of Global Policy includes a Policy Insights Special Section on ‘The Evolution of the New Development Bank' edited by Gregory T. Chin. There are also Research Articles on, among others, intelligence, human rights and environmental laws, China's trade with Africa, and digital nomadism, and a regular Policy Insights section.
GP Opinion
How India can respond to the global health challenges of climate change.
The…
Stefan Wolff argues that Europe's problems are deeper than who wins or loses in…
Historian David N. Gibbs, author of “The Revolt of the Rich,” says we mustn’t…
Projects
Browse by Theme
“If only the world knew what people in the world know!” Our collective inability to put together what we know endangers our finances, our climate, and our health. Global Policy will not provide a blueprint for global governance, but it is an important step toward coherent thinking with a global perspective.
Featured Board Members
Catherine Turner is Associate Professor of International Law at Durham University. Her areas of research and teaching expertise span the international law of peace and security,…
Dr. Orbinski is a humanitarian practitioner and a leading scholar in global health. He believes in humanitarianism, in citizenship and in actively engaging and…