Jun 16, 2021
Rebecca Peters and Antony Froggatt
Chatham House
The 2021 G7 summit will be seen as a re-establishment of U.S. participation for climate action in multilateral fora. However, critical issues remain to be resolved between now and COP26 in November.
Jun 16, 2021
Mateusz Piotrowski
PISM
The U.S.-EU summit held in Brussels pointed toward a rebuilding of relations and strengthening U.S.-EU cooperation in the coming years.
Jun 15, 2021
Margherita Bianchi
IAI
COP26 can make progress on the details of the Paris Agreement rulebook and unlocking the agreement’s potential. However, there are challenges that require both technical discussions and greater political capital to reconcile domestic and global priorities
Jun 15, 2021
Wojciech Lorenz
PISM
On June 14, NATO leaders agreed to start work on a new strategic concept and approved decisions to prepare for a rising China, Russia’s increasingly aggressive policy, the development of emerging technologies, and climate change.
Jun 14, 2021
James Crabtree
IISS
China’s rivals have long sought to launch a viable alternative to Beijing’s globe-spanning Belt and Road Initiative. But the Western attempt to match China’s landmark infrastructure scheme lacks the funding and ambition of the original.
Jun 14, 2021
Ettore Greco, Fabrizio Botti, and Nicola Bilotta (eds.)
IAI
This book collects contributions from international experts on how the 2021 Italian Presidency of the G20 could advance a renewed global governance agenda in four main areas: global trade, digitalization, demographic patterns, and the circular economy.
Jun 11, 2021
Nicholas Crawford
IISS
Economic security depends on maintaining a diversity of suppliers and customers across multiple countries. This examines whether G7 states should seek to redress the growing tendency for economic self-reliance that comes at the expense of multilateralism.
Jun 10, 2021
Liesl Louw-Vaudran
ISS
Chaotic scenes at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Johannesburg have prompted a strong reaction from across the continent. The PAP can only be saved if MPs truly represent African citizens and if the AU gives the body power.
Jun 08, 2021
Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
ORF
With more countries and industries pursuing lunar missions, basic rules governing these activities are increasingly necessary to minimize damage and promote responsible behavior. However, developing these new governance measures is not going to be easy.
Jun 07, 2021
Marietta S. König and Liliya Buhela
IAI
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe enjoys a special relationship with five Asian and six Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation. Yet, there is still potential for greater collaboration.