Category: Global Governance
137 Articles
- Global Governance
Democratic Recession and the Judicialization of Elections in Africa
At A Glance: The Electoral-Judicial Nexus The assumption that the legitimacy of electoral democracy is contingent and conferred exclusively by the people has been increasingly…
February 3, 2024
- Global Governance
The Mali Puzzle: International Isolation, Anti-French Sentiments, and Withdrawal of UN Peacekeepers
The Crisis at a Glance In June 2023, the Government of Mali (GoM) withdrew its consent for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country (MINUSMA). By fueling anti…
January 17, 2024
- Global Governance
Policing Without a Political Plan? The New UN-Backed Mission in Haiti
On October 2, 2023, the United Nations Security Council approved an international policing mission for Haiti, a country whose weak, unelected government and ailing national…
December 18, 2023
- Global Governance
The Global Cloudscape: The Geopolitics of Data Governance and Digital Power Play
Revolutions in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries played a pivotal role in shrinking and flattening the world, developing advanced analytics, and driving automation. With the…
August 10, 2023
- Global Governance
Serbia’s Staged Balancing Act
At the beginning of March 2022, when demonstrations against Russian aggression in Ukraine broke out across Europe, several thousand demonstrators gathered in Belgrade to support…
August 7, 2023
- Global Governance
Between Total Peace and Armed Peace
What is it About? Total Peace, proposed by Gustavo Petro’s government, aims to foster dialogue between the state and multiple groups of different natures, whether they are…
July 19, 2023
- Global Governance
China’s Increasing Role in the Middle East: Implications for Regional and International Dynamics
China’s involvement in the Middle East has reshaped the region’s landscape, expanding beyond traditional energy sources to encompass economic, geopolitical, and…
June 2, 2023
- Global Governance
Biological Weapons Convention: In the Crosshairs of Geopolitical Tensions, Part 1
Until recently, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) had lost political traction. Arms-control diplomats had relegated it to one of the least prioritized disarmament…
May 17, 2023
- Global Governance
Biological Weapons Convention: In the Crosshairs of Geopolitical Tensions, Part 2
The Road to the BWC Review Conference At the General Assembly’s First Committee meeting in October 2022, Russia claimed its questions about “military and biological…
May 17, 2023
- Global Governance
- Society & Culture
Political Protests in Peru: Causes, Complications, and Remedies
The Nature and Causes of Peru’s Recent Protests On December 7, 2022, severe confrontations began between protesters and security forces; although the confrontations abated…
April 26, 2023