Category: Global Governance
137 Articles
- Global Governance
The Art of Peace
The arts has become a central facet of peace-building and transitional justice, and this trend has seen international organizations, like the United Nations, draw attention to…
October 12, 2021
- Global Governance
Responding to Mozambique’s Islamic Insurgency: Will Foreign Military Assistance Make a Difference?
A worsening insurgency in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province since October 2017 became international news after the March attack on the district center of Palma and…
September 15, 2021
- Global Governance
The Tip of the Iceberg or a New Low in EU-Russian Diplomatic Relations?
Introduction The aftermath of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, the leader of the political opposition to President Putin, caused deep frictions compounding the pre-existing…
August 28, 2021
- Global Governance
Belarus: Evolution in a Stalemate
Roughly 700,000 Belarusians took to the streets to demand Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s resignation. Peaceful protests were followed by unprecedented police violence and repression.…
August 2, 2021
- Global Governance
COVID-19 and Organized Crime: the Politics of Illicit Markets, States, and the Pandemic
COVID-19 is challenging state capacity in Latin America as political leaders scramble to stem the rate of infection and vaccinate their populations in a region that is among the…
May 19, 2021
- Global Governance
The Failure of Governance in Nigeria: An Epistocratic Challenge
At the end of the Cold War, African civil society movements striving for more democratic governance began to challenge authoritarian regimes on the continent. Declining living…
April 12, 2021
- Global Governance
Hungary’s Transformation and the Complicity of the EU
Hungary has received international attention in the last decade for being the first Member State of the European Union (EU) and the forerunner of democratic transition in East…
April 11, 2021
- Global Governance
President Biden’s Yemen Policy: From Pronouncements to Peace?
President Biden often repeats a foreign policy refrain: “Diplomacy is back.” On February 4, he declared an end to “all American support for offensive operations in the war…
April 9, 2021
- Global Governance
Restoring US Credibility for Transatlantic Climate Cooperation
The United States is back when it comes to fighting climate change—at least, that’s the message that Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry is carrying to the rest…
April 1, 2021
- Global Governance
Reversing Course on Western Sahara Serves US National Interests
This pattern is most profound in former President Trump’s last foreign policy act: a tweet in which he recognized Morocco’s claim of alleged sovereignty over occupied Western…
March 29, 2021