Tag: Multilateral Institutions & Agreements

194 Articles

Business & Economics

Trading the Global Future Part I: Bad Timing

In less than two years, the Trump administration has undermined more than seven decades of U.S. free trade legacies. That is both a reflection of and a catalyst for the further…

August 20, 2018

Dialogues

Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and the UNSC

Your research background showcases an interest in international law and foreign policy. Based on your background and experiences, what motivated you to probe the research topic…

April 23, 2018

Dialogues

Macedonia: Toward Reconciliation and Integration with Vasko Naumovski

GJIA: There have recently been protests in Greece over the use of the name Macedonia sparked by negotiations between the two countries. How have these negotiations progressed…

March 14, 2018

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 is…

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 of…

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 proud…

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 Human Rights…

October 24, 2013