The Global Governance Innovation Network (GGIN) will bring together world class scholarship with international policymaking to address fundamental global governance challenges, threats, and opportunities. Through policy research on the underlying causes and dynamics of the “anti-multilateralist” turn in many countries and development of institutional, legal, policy, operational, and normative improvements in the global governance architecture, GGIN will convene and amplify the voices of a new generation of scholars, policy researchers, and practitioners from the Global South and North, alongside established experts and UN Mission Representatives. The Global Governance Innovation Network is a partnership of the Stimson Center, the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), Plataforma CIPÓ, and Leiden University.
U.S. sanctions on UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese raise questions about unilateral sanctions, UN immunity, and the future of international justice
March 13, 2026
As states increasingly pursue justice outside of multilateral institutions, the gap between global governance and political reality is becoming impossible to ignore
February 18, 2026
As global challenges reshape the international order and cooperation erodes, the United Nations could elect its first female Secretary-General, bringing a fresh perspective to the organization after 80 years
December 19, 2025
At COP30, global leaders have the chance to redefine protection for climate migration
November 10, 2025
New report on global governance reform released in partnership with Doha Forum, IPI, and HBKU explores “Justice in Action: Beyond Promises to Progress”
September 30, 2025
By offering concrete proposals for innovating global and regional governance to promote and safeguard justice in all its dimensions, this report gives Doha Forum participants and concerned citizens and governments worldwide the tools to chart a course toward a more just, more prosperous, and safer future for all
September 16, 2025
United Nations Member States must work closely with their Secretariat to fully leverage the “UN80 Initiative” to help create a more agile, cost-effective, and impactful UN system
August 8, 2025
Creative approaches to advancing the Pact for the Future and revitalizing environmental governance through multilateral diplomacy and institutional innovation
June 24, 2025