Category: Global Governance

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Global Governance

Women and Water in the Maghreb: How the Exclusion of Female Voices Harms Climate Efforts

Introduction The Maghreb region—comprising Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia—faces two mutually reinforcing crises: climate change and gender inequality. Within the broader…

February 23, 2026

Global Governance

The United States, China, and AI Competition in Africa: Lessons for the Global South

Introduction With its large youth population and abundant resources, Africa has become a crucial player in the ongoing U.S.-China AI competition. While Beijing has long…

February 7, 2026

Global Governance

The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Incorporating Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS 

Introduction For the first time, an international treaty has enshrined the principle of “One Health,” the compelling idea that the health of animals, humans, and the…

December 11, 2025

Global Governance

Why US Foreign Aid Needs Development Diplomats

Introduction On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order freezing foreign assistance funds and laying the groundwork to dissolve the world’s largest…

May 29, 2025

Global Governance

NATO’s Greatest Test: Baltic Security in Trump’s Shadow

Harsh new realities The abrupt shift in U.S. foreign policy under the Trump administration, marked by the abandonment of Ukraine and an embrace of Vladimir Putin’s Russia,…

May 21, 2025

Global Governance

Unconventional Transactions and Alliances in the Horn of Africa: Statehood, Dams, Ports, and Peace Support Operations

Introduction The nature of intrastate and interstate security in the Horn of Africa has been undergoing continuous and rapid reorientation involving old and new ambitions. A…

April 15, 2025

Global Governance

Russia in Africa: Private Military Proxies in the Sahel

Introduction Russia’s approach to the Sahel can be best described as opportunistic. Rather than advancing a coherent regional policy, Moscow has capitalized on its deepening…

March 24, 2025

Global Governance

Renewing its Vows: U.S. Commitment to the Defense of South Korea

Amidst a cascade of increasingly bellicose behavior, Kim Jong Un has accepted a new political reality on the Korean Peninsula. Instead of seeking the peaceful unification of…

January 6, 2025

Global Governance

The Impending Danger of Informal Economic Coercion in Africa

With the growing economic rivalry and weaponization of trade between China and the United States, economic statecraft has transformed into a new arena of great power competition.…

November 6, 2024

Global Governance

The Israel-Palestine Conflict and China’s Actorness in the Middle East: A Challenge to US Influence

Introduction China has significantly bolstered its economic and military capabilities in the last twenty years by expanding ambitious projects such as the Belt and Road…

October 28, 2024