The publication “A green economy can deliver zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2030”  details why an end to deforestation and degradation is imperative to “protect our planet” as well as how it can be achieved. A rapid acceleration of the green economy — upon…

The publication “The case for engaging cities in the new multilateralism” analyzes the role of engaging cities in the new multilateralism.

The publication “Rethiking Multilateralism – Mapping nuclear non-proliferation” maps out networked multilateralism, including in relation to nuclear non-proliferation initiatives. The principal goal is to determine if there is utility in mapping the networks that characterize state and non-state commitments to international treaties, conventions and agreements….

The COP26 in Glasgow may be the world’s last best chance to confront the most pressing global catastrophic risk of our time

Cities are the front line of climate change as perpetrators, victims, and problem-solvers

The publication “Workers: new social contract proposal”  calls for a new social contract, emphasising green, equitable and inclusive recovery and resistence, and urge commitment to demands in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. The document is part of United Nation’s Secretary General Our Common Agenda….

It is conceivable that 2021 will be remembered as the year we reached a climate action tipping point — and not a moment too soon

The publication “Rethiking Multilateralism – Assessing Global Vaccination Measures to Address Covid-19” shows how the vaccination landscape is changing rapidly during the coronavirus pandemic. A new multilateralism coupled wih investments of US$ 50 billion could avoid up to US$ 9 trillion in costs to the…

Yet now more than ever, humanity’s collective future hinges on effective cooperation

The world is facing interconnected and complex global challenges

The world is facing multiple connected, cascading and compounding mega-threats. These challenges range from climate change, pandemic outbreaks and deepening inequality to massive digital vulnerabilities and nuclear proliferation. Yet global cooperation to address these and other issues is in short supply. More than ever, governments…

OUR COMMON AGENDA Responding to future and current challenges The world is contending with multiple interconnected challenges ranging from global health threats and geopolitical tensions to massive digital transformation and accelerating climate change. These complex risks threaten to overwhelm existing multilateral institutions. New thinking is…

The U.S. military responded less than 48 hours later with an unmanned airstrike in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province

After all, they’ve been buying, pilfering and seizing them from ANDSF forces for almost two decades.

Nuclear weapons are without doubt the most indiscriminate and inhumane weapons ever conceived