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To Work or Not to Work
Branko Milanovic asks whether nations not work hard and continue to…
Why We All Care About Inequality (But Are Loath to Admit It)
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Europe’s Structural Leverage in the Semiconductor Ecosystem
The race for technological leadership is often portrayed as a duel…
Between Distinction and Destruction: Civilian Harm in Modern Warfare
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Side Payments in World Politics: Theory and Practice
Scholars of world politics frequently highlight the importance of…
Feeling overlooked: A rural–urban divide in recognition
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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
In this paper, we discuss the literature and consider the historical…
How to constitute global citizens' forums: Key selection principles
Once imagined as a theoretical possibility, global citizen…
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
This contribution examines whether just energy transition…
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
The multilateral trading system, first established formally in 1947…
Populism à la Carte: The paradoxical political communication of Narendra Modi on Twitter
How and where is democracy ‘hacked’? Studies examining the…
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
This commentary concerns the significant opportunities which the…
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
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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