Tag: Multilateral Institutions & Agreements
191 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
Who Owns Early Childhood Development (ECD)? Challenges of Implementation
The decision to prioritize ECD stems from compelling and consistent neuroscientific evidence over the last few decades, which has confirmed that 90 percent of brain growth isÂ…
February 27, 2018
- Business & Economics
A Passive Congress Allows the KORUS Renegotiation to Proceed Without It
Although just five years old, the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) could be drastically modified or even abolished by the Trump Administration. President Trump has…
February 21, 2018
- Business & Economics
The Rise of Petroyuan
In October, China established a payment versus payment (PVP) system for transactions involving Chinese yuan and Russian ruble. The system allows simultaneous settlement of…
January 18, 2018
- Global Governance
Australia’s Election to the UN Human Rights Council
Australia’s goals on the UNHRC Australia’s campaign for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council began like any other, with a laundry list of promises and arguments in favor…
December 8, 2017
- Dialogues
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank with Joachim von Amsberg
GJIA: What is the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s mission? JA: Our mandate is to promote economic development in Asia through investments in infrastructure. We were born…
October 26, 2017
- Dialogues
The Future of the French-American Relationship with Ambassador Jane Hartley
GJIA: Since serving under the Obama administration, what changes have you observed and how has President Trump’s domestic focus impacted U.S. foreign policy? JH: I was very…
October 3, 2017
- Online Archive
Emerging Multilateral Fora to Advance Human Dignity
To advance human rights, we need to reach back to a broader concept of human dignity—enshrined in the UN Charter’s first 45 words and the Universal Declaration on Humanâ…
October 24, 2013
- Online Archive
UAV Proliferation and the Challenge of Change
Unfortunately, numerous problems hamper the current international regimes—the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and the Wassenaar Arrangement—responsible for…
October 9, 2013
- Business & Economics
Bangladesh’s Lessons for Enlightened Corporate Interest
In the wake of the factory collapse, customers, the public, shareholders, and the media have all made clear their collective disgust at deplorable working conditions in the…
August 5, 2013
- Global Governance
Generational Divide Could Endanger Long-Term Australia-U.S. Relations
As expected, most Australian foreign policy specialists agreed with one another that the Australia-U.S. strategic alliance remains a strong one. In fact, they pointed to signs…
August 2, 2013