Chapter 5: “Transforming Global Governance”
…start of intergovernmental negotiations in 2023, paralyzing preparations toward this month’s (September 22-23, 2024) Summit of the Future. Against this politically fraught backdrop, the Summit of the Future—and equally important,…
The Iraq-Kuwait Border Issue: A Step in the Right Direction or More Empty Rhetoric?
…from Chapter VII status, and the legal basis of US military presence in the country no longer derives from Chapter VII. Iraq has already taken significant steps toward reconciliation with…
CORVI Risk Assessment: Southern and Western Urban Corridor, Barbados
…reach 100 percent renewable energy by 2030.66 Note: “Barbados National Energy Policy (BNEP) 2019 – 2030,” Government of Barbados, accessed June 2, 2022, https://energy.gov.bb/publications/barbados-national-energy-policy-bnep/. Barbados can also work to leverage…
Statement of Aditi Gorur: Democratic Republic of the Congo
…2017, https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2017/country-chapters/democratic-republic-congo; Amnesty International, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2016,2017, 2017, https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/africa/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/report-democratic-republic-of-the-congo. 2 An agreement signed on December 31, 2016, negotiated by government and opposition groups and facilitated by the…
The United Nations and North Korea: Denuclearization and Human Security
…Federation of American Scientists, https://fas.org/wp-content/uploads/media/FAS-DPRK-SG.pdf. 2 Note: “Special Research Report: UN Sanctions,” Security Council Report, https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/research-reports/un-sanctions.php; Robert McMahon, “The Impact of the UN Oil-for-Food Scandal,” Council on Foreign Relations, 11…
Options for Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms in Global Environmental Governance
…an inclusive, networked, and effective multilateralism. 2 Le Club des Juristes. 2015. Increasing the Effectiveness of International Environmental Law: Duties of States, Rights of Individuals. https://www.leclubdesjuristes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/CDJ_Report_Increasing-the-effectiveness_Nov.2015_UK.pdf. Last visited 25 June…
Afghanistan’s new, uncertain chapter
…tragic and lasting images that have come from Afghanistan and its desperate people over just the past 12 days. Listen to the episode and read the full transcript on Defense…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, March 2025
…PGS is seeking applicants for their Research Internship. The intern will primarily focus on researching nuclear security, nuclear energy, and transnational governance issues. Current research projects that interns will support…