Tag: Multilateral Institutions & Agreements
194 Articles
- Global Governance
Japan and South Korea Can Lead Post-Pandemic East Asia
The pandemic crisis has intensified the US-China confrontation. Partly due to the Trump administration’s persistence in calling COVID-19 the “Wuhan virus” or “China virus,”…
June 22, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
How Natural Resource (Mis-)management in the Nile River Basin May Threaten Stability
If managed properly, the GERD offers benefits to Ethiopia and the wider region. Ethiopia sees domestic electrification and international energy sales from the GERD as its pathway…
May 20, 2020
- Dialogues
Minister Kono Taro on the U.S.-Japan Alliance, Defense Policy, and the CPTPP
GJIA: It was sixty years ago in January 1960 when the Japan-United States Security Treaty was revised to mark the beginning of this alliance as we now know it. What is the…
May 4, 2020
- Forum
The Arctic is Transforming… Can We?
This metamorphosis has dramatic implications for ecosystems in the region. Early indications show that ecosystems are rearranging at every level. Near the base of the food chain,…
May 1, 2020
- Global Governance
The Libyan Conflict: A Priority for the European Union?
A Country Torn in Two A few years after the 2011 NATO strikes, Libya has been engulfed in civil war, causing the country to split in two. The UN-recognized Government of National…
April 10, 2020
- Science & Technology
The Oil Price Collapse Could Reshape Global Natural Gas Markets
China, where COVID-19 originated, was one of the primary sources of global natural gas demand growth, and its mitigation measurements have severely curtailed energy demand. The…
March 27, 2020
- Dialogues
Dr. Hugo Slim on the Changing Landscape of Humanitarian Action
GJIA: In a 2013 interview with the ICRC, you mentioned the possibility for humanitarian agencies to use modern technology, such as drones, to make better assessments or deliver…
March 26, 2020
- Business & Economics
Business as Usual, Unusually: North Korea’s Illicit Trade with China and Russia
Since the Korean War, North Korea’s proverbial “elephant in the room” has always been its reliance on China (excluding, of course, the period 1953-1988, when the…
March 25, 2020
- Global Governance
Epidemics and Pandemics as Transnational Issues: The Challenge of the Novel Coronavirus
The first recorded pandemic occurred during the Peloponnesian War in 430 B.C. Suspected to be due to typhoid fever, the pandemic contributed to the Spartan victory over the…
March 23, 2020
- Global Governance
Tropical Forests and Climate Change Mitigation: The Decisive Role of Environmental Governance
In terms of deforestation control, Brazil’s trajectory in the last two decades is a good example. Five countries around the world (Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,…
March 20, 2020