Tag: Multilateral Institutions & Agreements
188 Articles
- Conflict & Security
Signs of Life in Nuclear Diplomacy: A Look Beyond the Doom and Gloom
To be fair, PrepCom participants had every reason to succumb to the prevailing doom and gloom. Decades of gridlock over the NPT Review Process created a growing sense that…
April 27, 2019
- Science & Technology
The Missing International Piece of the Green New Deal
The resolution has received no shortage of praise and criticism. On the one hand, defenders see the document as visionary, putting climate change much higher on the political …
April 21, 2019
- Global Governance
The Eclipse of the European Union’s Global Influence
Doomsday scenarios of an implosion of the EU remain premature. Centrist and establishment parties will still control around two-thirds of the European Parliament. Even if…
April 6, 2019
- Conflict & Security
The Post-Brexit EU Needs France and Germany to Deliver on Promises
The June 2016 Brexit referendum took place in the aftermath of nearly a decade of fundamental crises that impacted Europe. Between the global banking crisis, the resulting…
March 18, 2019
- Business & Economics
The Canada-China FTA in Peril Part II: Arrested Progress
China and Canada have strong economic and cultural ties. China is Canada’s second largest trading partner after the United States, and is an essential economic partner for the…
March 12, 2019
- Business & Economics
The Canada-China FTA in Peril Part I: The USMCA “Non-Market Country” Provision
There is no official definition of a non-market economy in international trade agreements, and in the abstract the category is probably more of a continuum than a binary label.…
February 28, 2019
- Conflict & Security
American Alliances and the Long Peace
Clarifying the Status Quo Coalition Alliances are like contracts that clarify who will side with whom in the event of war. Failing to honor an alliance can sully a state’s…
February 23, 2019
- Dialogues
Douglas Alexander on the Future of the United Kingdom
GJIA: Upon news of the Brady Amendment passing, Ian Blackford (leader of the SNP in Westminster) accused the government of ripping up the Good Friday Agreement. What do you think…
February 14, 2019
- Dialogues
Amb. John Heffern Discusses Brexit’s Impact on Transatlantic Relations
GJIA: One of your main points today was that the United States needs a strong European Union as a partner. In your opinion, will Britain make the EU less strong? JH: Yes, it. …
February 12, 2019
- Conflict & Security
U.S. Trans-Pacific and Trans-Atlantic Alliances: A Comparison
Similarities To date, East Asian and European allies have enjoyed relative safety under the patronage of the United States. Through formal alliance agreements, the United States…
January 6, 2019