Tag: Multilateral Institutions & Agreements
195 Articles
- 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 declare…
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
- Conflict & Security
Russian Weapons in Turkey: A Trojan Horse?
After Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in 2014, the former Warsaw Pact countries commenced plans to completely break off contacts with Russian arms and military equipment…
March 3, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
Building a Multi-Directional Transnational Solidarity Movement
Within this predominant relationship, the colonial mindset continues to influence our understanding of who needs help, who is responsible for the conditions of those in need, and…
February 13, 2020
- Conflict & Security
Towards a New Endgame in Venezuela
Latin America entered this decade with high hopes: strong economic growth promised to propel much of the region ahead into prosperity. Many Latin American countries made…
December 18, 2019
- Dialogues
Migration and Displacement in an Era of Chaos with Caroline Njuki
GJIA: The atmosphere surrounding the migrant crisis seems to be extremely chaotic and dramatized in the media. Is this helping? CN: There is a lot of talk and seeming action, as…
December 17, 2019
- Global Governance
The Different Levels of Geopolitics of the Arctic
Fortunately, with more attention comes more comprehensive knowledge as well. Several scholars have now debunked the notion of “resource wars” in the North, due to the sheer size…
December 5, 2019
- Dialogues
Stéphane Dujarric on Contemporary Challenges Facing the Media
GJIA: How, if at all, has the U.S. government’s use of the term “fake news” undermined the media and impacted your job at the UN? SD: I think there has been a growing structural…
December 2, 2019