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Can Australia and China Save the World?

Can Australia and China Save the World?

Mark Beeson argues that if we are to survive unprecedented levels of…

Will America’s Military Save or Sink Democracy?

Will America’s Military Save or Sink Democracy?

Mark Beeson explores the role of America’s military under Donald…

Gangs of Geopolitics

Gangs of Geopolitics

As Europe becomes a hybrid battlefield at the hands of organised…

The New Washington Dissensus: The 5 principles that are defining the Trump administration’s vision of global development cooperation

The New Washington Dissensus: The 5 principles that are defining the Trump administration’s vision of global development cooperation

The Trump administration’s vision for development cooperation is…

Beyond Brussels’ Balance Sheet: The Structural Backbone for von der Leyen's “ReArm Plan”

Beyond Brussels’ Balance Sheet: The Structural Backbone for von der Leyen's “ReArm Plan”

As Russia's war with Ukraine rages on and American attention drifts…

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Feeling overlooked: A rural–urban divide in recognition

Feeling overlooked: A rural–urban divide in recognition

The farmers' protests sweeping across Europe during the early month…

Minimalist economic management, deferred revenue regime and aid dependency: Explaining contradictory post-war statebuilding aims

Minimalist economic management, deferred revenue regime and aid dependency: Explaining contradictory post-war statebuilding aims

The paper analyses a contradiction in the liberal approach to post-…

Will the poverty-related UN Sustainable Development Goals be met? New projections

Will the poverty-related UN Sustainable Development Goals be met? New projections

In this paper, we discuss the literature and consider the historical…

How to constitute global citizens' forums: Key selection principles

How to constitute global citizens' forums: Key selection principles

Once imagined as a theoretical possibility, global citizen…

Catching up with climate priorities: Understanding multilateral development banks' evolving approach to biodiversity

Catching up with climate priorities: Understanding multilateral development banks' evolving approach to biodiversity

A global consensus now recognises biodiversity as equal to climate…

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Metatechnological Mapping and the Ye Wenjie Effect: Mitigating Civilizational Vulnerabilities

Early View Article - Metatechnological Mapping and the Ye Wenjie Effect: Mitigating Civilizational Vulnerabilities

In a widely cited study in this Journal, Nick Bostrom has posed the…

Fit for purpose? Just Energy Transition Partnerships and accountability in international climate governance

Fit for purpose? Just Energy Transition Partnerships and accountability in international climate governance

This contribution examines whether just energy transition…

Informality and the governance dilemma: How institutional inter-linkages can bridge accountability gaps

Informality and the governance dilemma: How institutional inter-linkages can bridge accountability gaps

States have increasingly relied on informal international…

A fairer and more resilient multilateral trading system will require a reinvigorated WTO

A fairer and more resilient multilateral trading system will require a reinvigorated WTO

The multilateral trading system, first established formally in 1947…

Populism à la Carte: The paradoxical political communication of Narendra Modi on Twitter

Populism à la Carte: The paradoxical political communication of Narendra Modi on Twitter

How and where is democracy ‘hacked’? Studies examining the…

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Against data individualism: Why a pandemic accord needs to commit to data solidarity

Against data individualism: Why a pandemic accord needs to commit to data solidarity

An accord to increase global pandemic preparedness is currently…

Mañana Today: A Long View of Economic Value Creation in Latin America

Mañana Today: A Long View of Economic Value Creation in Latin America

This commentary concerns the significant opportunities which the…

Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: What are the Benefits for SMEs?

Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: What are the Benefits for SMEs?

Extended reality (XR) has the potential to be a game‐changer for SMEs…

The US National Security Strategy: Competing for Supremacy in a Multipolar World with a Unipolar Strategy

The US National Security Strategy: Competing for Supremacy in a Multipolar World with a Unipolar Strategy

Thirty years after becoming a hegemonic power, the United States of…

Behavioural Economics and International Development

Adam Smith is one the founding fathers of modern economics. It is…

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Volume 16, Issue 1, February 2025

Volume 16, Issue 1, February 2025

The February 2025 issue of Global Policy includes Research Articles on, among others, the Responsibility to Protect, the Ukraine conflict, and peace and conflict research. There is also a special section on 'Humanitarian Protection and the Safety of Strangers' edited by by Naomi Pendle and Tom Kirk. 

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Free GP E-Book - Borders of Conflict: Navigating Policy in a Transnational Ecosystem

Free E-Book - Borders of Conflict: Navigating Policy in a Transnational Ecosystem

Edited by Renad Mansour and produced in collaboration with Chatham House, this e-book focuses on transnational conflict in the Middle East and Africa, where the geographical borders between nation-states are porous and the institutional borders between state and non-state are blurred.

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The podcast of the School of Government and International Affairs (SGIA) at Durham University. Drawing on the wide range of expertise of our academics and students, this podcast sets current affairs into context and explores the politics behind the news. 

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GP Opinion

Europe’s 21st-Century Goal Should Not Be to Follow the US Path to Global Power
Conflict and security

Europe’s 21st-Century Goal Should Not Be to Follow the US Path to Global Power

Alexandra Boutri and C.J. Polychroniou - 12 May 2025
Should Europe embark on rearmament? Should it seek to replace the U.S. as a…
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Can Australia and China Save the World?
Climate change, energy and sustainability

Can Australia and China Save the World?

Mark Beeson - 12 May 2025
Mark Beeson argues that if we are to survive unprecedented levels of…
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Mapping Stories and Cultures
Global public goods and bads

Mapping Stories and Cultures

Marcia Fernanda de Camargo i - 08 May 2025
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