Tag: Multilateral Institutions & Agreements
191 Articles
- 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
- Student Review
A Review of “Region-Making and Cross-Border Cooperation: New Evidence from Four Continents” by Elisabetta Nadalutti and Otto Kallscheuer
The below seeks to give the flavor of Nadalutti and Kallscheuer’s argument, as any justified account of their work can only be achieved by reading the book in full. They…
March 13, 2020
- Global Governance
Inherent Tensions: The Contradictions Between Global Climate and Local Forest Governance
As many of the world’s most fertile and accessible lands have already been deforested, most of the remaining large forest areas are found in remote or otherwise economically…
March 12, 2020
- Global Governance
In the Shadow of the British Empire: International Law and the State of Decolonization
These conflicting impulses of Britain’s trajectory are clearly displayed in the Indian Ocean, on a small set of islands called the Chagos Archipelago. There, Britain’s…
March 9, 2020