Global Cooperation
The world today looks a bit like it did before World War I - but what does that mean?
A recent report looks at globalization today, comparing it to the situation in the build up to World War I.
Global Cooperation
Populism is poison. Plural cities are the antidote
Plural cities will play a critical role in determining whether humanity survives this century, or not, write Misha Glenny and Robert Muggah.
Global Cooperation
Stop overestimating the threat posed by Russia’s ‘new’ form of warfare
Russia's hybrid war is neither new nor particularly effective.
Civil Society
Now more than ever we need to protect human rights. But do people still care?
It’s vital we rediscover a commitment to human rights – and make it one of the driving narratives for creating a better world.
Global Cooperation
When the line between war and peace becomes blurred, how do we keep ourselves safe?
Is a more connected world a safer and more resilient one, or is it more brittle and fragile, asks Jean-Marie Guéhenno.
Geo-Economics and Politics
Four principles for leadership in an uncertain world
How to identify risk versus uncertainty and deal with the damage caused by hindsight, as we face global change in 2017
Global Cooperation
When it comes to ‘saving globalization’ world leaders are still missing the point
As trade liberalization and globalization more broadly are called into question, G20 leaders must act.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
45 million people are victims of modern slavery. Here are five steps to setting them free
In the coming year, governments, donors, civil society, corporations, and international institutions can help to end the blight of modern slavery.
Global Cooperation
A year of global terrorism, captured in one map
Last year, there were fewer deaths from terror attacks. Yet some countries are experiencing record levels of terrorism, including in the developed world.
Global Cooperation
A G20 task force wants companies to come clean on climate risk
The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures will ask companies how they're managing the risk to their business from climate change.
Global Cooperation
5 things to know about the decline of human rights
Civic spaces are shrinking. And with them will go the social, cultural and political freedoms we've fought hard for over the past 70 years. Here's why.
Global Cooperation
Is this the end of the West, asks Joschka Fischer
Joschka Fischer, German Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor from 1998-2005, suggests that the 'West' as we know it could be coming to an end.