Time to relocate? Making global institutions resilient to pressure and fit for the future The record of the past week following the inauguration of the new President of the USA shows how big the risk is of keeping the UN headquarters and that of the IMF and World Bank so firmly in the USA. Donald… Read More »
There is a strong argument to be made that Trump’s challenge to the US political establishment is also a challenge to the wide range of global public organisations which are part of the way the whole system works. The World Bank, IMF and WTO may be the usual suspects for many people. Next in line,… Read More »
One can be forgiven for losing track for how many times since the 2nd World War a period has been described ‘ as the worst refugee crisis’ to date. We are again in one of these periods. UNHCR estimates that close to 100 million people are currently displaced due to man made disasters, in and… Read More »