Multilateral Institutions & Agreements

The Russian war against Ukraine has so far included only occasional and incidental cyberattacks. As Russia’s losses in the conventional war mount and the impact of sanctions and Western military…

Russia’s armed invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022, quickly ended all Arctic international cooperation. On March 3, the seven member states (A-7) of the Arctic Council…

Southeast Asia’s digital landscape is a pixelated patchwork of partners. As geopolitical tensions threaten a decoupling that will ripple through all aspects of technology including the rule-making frameworks that underpin…

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union has cast doubt on the future of European integration. As the U.K. nears the sixth anniversary of its Brexit vote,…

South Korea is reluctant to take a side in the growing rivalry between the United States and China. Some have contended that the onus is on Seoul to better align…

The Biden administration has proposed a new funding mechanism for global health security, designed as a multilateral effort to strengthen pandemic preparedness. Answering open questions about country inclusion and developing…

Japan is increasingly focused on economic security and is reorganizing its national security bureaucracy to better effectuate those policies. Central to that project is ensuring better coordination with the United…

This commentary focuses on the role and contribution of international criminal justice to reconciliation and peacebuilding. In addressing the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) legitimacy challenges as well as the high…

This piece argues that global development leadership is faltering yet remains necessary for advancing an equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, tackling global challenges, and driving progress towards the sustainable development…

The pandemic has already widened the inequality between advanced economies (AEs) and emerging markets[1] (EMs). The rising interest burden in EMs, if unchecked, will divert precious fiscal resources…