Podcasts about Global governance

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses understand and prepare for rapidly evolving local and international events an increasingly complex operating environment.  Drawing on Anthea Roberts' work on AI complex decision-making and the future shape of professional services, the discussion will examine the interaction between technology, strategy, business models, and the enduring role of professional judgment. We unpack practical examples of how AI is being used to achieve clarity and cut through for complex decision making within a business. An insightful session for leaders thinking beyond short-term and singular-lens scenario planning who are grappling with how to capitalise on AI to bring broad & unique perspectives to complex decision-making scenarios.  Speakers:• Anthea Roberts, Founder and CEO, Dragonfly Thinking; Professor, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University • Bryony Evans, Partner, MallesonsResources:Mallesons Digital Future SummitMallesons AI insightsGovernance in the age of agentic AI

The BRICS is emerging as a significant force in development and governance of artificial intelligence globally, experts say, highlighting its crucial role in championing the Global South's interests and bridging the digital divide.BRICS has evolved into a crucial mechanism for Global South nations to pursue shared development. With the rise of AI, the bloc has elevated technology governance as a key pillar of its agenda.BRICS members and the broader Global South regard AI as both an unprecedented opportunity and a strategic imperative. Jiang Tianjiao, a research fellow at the Center for Global AI Innovative Governance in Shanghai, said that these countries see developing AI as a way of increasing productivity, improving public services and narrowing the digital divide, but also as an essential path to reduce dependence on developed countries for technology, computing power and rules.A landmark move came at last year's BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the bloc issued its first leadership-level consensus document on global AI governance, The BRICS Leaders' Statement on the Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence. It underscored digital sovereignty and the right to development as central to global AI governance.The BRICS consensus serves as a crucial corrective to the global AI governance system, experts said.Jiang Qingquan, deputy director of the BRICS Economic Research Center at Xiamen University of Technology, said global AI governance discussions have often fixated on security risks, overlooking the more fundamental issue of the development gap."By enshrining the right to development as a governance principle, the BRICS statement compels the international community to address the crucial question: how to ensure all countries can access and use AI before discussing its regulation."BRICS places the right to development at the core of AI governance. Giving priority to capacity building for developing countries better aligns with the practical needs of Global South nations."He depicted the grouping's role as a "collective spokesperson for Global South AI governance".Despite varying strengths in AI technology, computing infrastructure and energy support, experts see these differences as a unique advantage for BRICS multilateral AI collaboration, potentially playing a significant role in bridging the global digital divide.Jiang Tianjiao underscored the complementary strengths among BRICS members in creating a "resources-technology-scenario energy" synergy. "China has a complete AI industrial chain and open-source model capabilities; Russia and India excel in algorithms and talent; Brazil, Indonesia and South Africa have abundant application scenarios in different sectors; and countries such as China and Brazil offer clean energy for high-energy-consuming computing power."This complementarity is translating into concrete mechanisms. In Bengaluru, India, in July, BRICS member nations signed an agreement on collaboration in standardization, the bloc's first collective foray into setting international AI standards.This initiative enables BRICS members to jointly shape international norms within standard-setting bodies, thereby amplifying the voice of emerging economies in frontier technologies governance, Jiang Qingquan said.BRICS is translating consensus into actionable cooperation mechanisms, with China playing a key role in driving this practical implementation, experts said.Addressing the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, in 2024, President Xi Jinping announced the establishment of the China-BRICS Artificial Intelligence Development and Cooperation Center, expressing China's readiness to deepen collaboration on innovation with all BRICS countries to unleash the dividends of AI development."The center's establishment is about converting this vision into implementable cooperation mechanisms, ensuring BRICS countries become cocreators of innovation in the AI era," said Xu Shan, an expert at the China-BRICS Artificial Intelligence Development and Cooperation Center.The center has facilitated 55 supply-demand matching events for AI companies, promoting plans for international collaboration, she said. Its training programs have reached 105 senior officials in 58 countries, extending the benefits of BRICS collaboration to the wider Global South, she said.For the public at large, Xu said, AI cooperation can translate into tangible improvements: farmers in remote areas using AI-powered pest detection, grassroots hospitals drawing on AI-assisted diagnoses to help alleviate doctor shortages, and speakers of minority languages accessing intelligent services in their native tongues."The ultimate test of AI collaboration is whether people in BRICS and Global South countries can genuinely benefit from this technological revolution," Xu said. "That is the fundamental purpose of everything the center does."

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China, as the second-largest contributor to the United Nations' regular budget, accounts for about 20 percent of total assessed contributions, trailing only the United States.中国是联合国常规预算的第二大缴款国，承担的经常预算分摊比例约占总额的20%，仅次于美国。However, unlike the US, China has consistently paid its regular dues in full and on time, and with its recent payment it has paid its full annual dues of $641 million, earning public acknowledgment and praise from the UN.然而，与美国不同的是，中国始终按时足额缴纳联合国会费。随着近期完成最新一笔缴款，中国已支付全年全部会费，共计6.41亿美元，并获得联合国方面公开认可和赞扬。Saying the funds “come in handy”, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday thanked China for its latest payment. Speaking at a news briefing, Stephane Dujarric said that “having the full amount is extremely helpful to the ongoing liquidity crisis” the UN faces. He added that China's payment brought the number of fully paid-up member states to 133.联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯的发言人周三表示，这笔资金“非常及时”。联合国发言人斯特凡·杜加里克在新闻发布会上感谢中国完成最新缴款，并表示：“收到全额资金对于缓解联合国当前面临的流动性危机极其有帮助。”他还指出，中国的缴款使按时足额缴纳会费的会员国数量达到133个。The most notable exception is the US, which accounts for about 98 percent of unpaid contributions to the UN's main budget. The US administration has stated its intention to pay $725 million to the UN, but when asked about it, Dujarric could only say that “it is in the pipeline”.最引人关注的例外是美国。美国约占联合国常规预算未缴款项的98%。美国政府此前表示计划向联合国支付7.25亿美元，但当被问及具体进展时，杜加里克只能回应称，这笔款项“正在办理过程中”。As the organization's largest “debtor”, the US reportedly has outstanding arrears totaling over $4 billion for the regular budget, of which $1.8 billion is for peacekeeping operations. This chronic underpayment has directly constrained the UN's cash flow, forced delays in peacekeeping operations, and hindered the implementation of vital programs worldwide.作为联合国最大的“债务国”，据报道，美国拖欠联合国常规预算的欠款总额超过40亿美元，其中约18亿美元涉及维和行动。长期不足额缴纳会费，已经直接影响联合国现金流，导致维和行动被迫延迟，并阻碍全球范围内重要项目的实施。Washington's failure to honor its financial obligations not only undermines the UN, but also creates a persistent financial strain that other member states are left to partially offset. The situation led Guterres to warn that the UN is facing a “race to bankruptcy” unless its member states pay their dues in full and on time.美国未履行其财政义务，不仅削弱了联合国的运行能力，也造成持续性的资金压力，使其他会员国不得不在一定程度上承担弥补责任。联合国秘书长古特雷斯曾警告称，如果会员国不能按时足额缴纳会费，联合国正面临一场“走向破产的赛跑”。Because of severe financial strains facilitated by a broader US retreat from multilateralism and shifting donor priorities, the UN departments and other international organizations in Geneva are reportedly facing unprecedented funding cuts and staff member reductions, with over 3,000 jobs lost since 2025. Agencies such as UNICEF, the UN agency for children's welfare, are downsizing or relocating; while UNAIDS, dedicated to tackling HIV/AIDS, faces possible closure. Although Switzerland and local foundations have pledged financial support, Geneva's status as the “capital of multilateralism” is now being challenged.由于美国更广泛地减少对多边主义的支持以及捐助重点发生变化，联合国日内瓦办事处及其他国际组织正面临前所未有的资金削减和人员裁撤。据报道，自2025年以来，相关机构已有超过3000个岗位被削减。负责儿童福利工作的联合国机构——联合国儿童基金会（UNICEF）正在缩减规模或调整办公地点；致力于应对艾滋病问题的联合国艾滋病规划署（UNAIDS）也面临可能关闭的风险。尽管瑞士政府和当地基金会已承诺提供资金支持，但日内瓦作为“多边主义之都”的地位正受到挑战。What the US has done in recent years — deliberately withholding or delaying its assessed contributions to the UN — has undoubtedly weakened not only Geneva's long-held role as a hub for international cooperation, but also the collaborative spirit that has been central to addressing global challenges ranging from pandemics to climate change.近年来，美国有意拖延或拒绝缴纳应承担的联合国会费，这一做法无疑削弱了日内瓦长期以来作为国际合作中心的作用，也削弱了国际社会应对全球性挑战的合作精神——这些挑战包括疫情防控和气候变化等。All these developments expose deeper problems that have long plagued the UN and its affiliated agencies. The result has been a widening disconnect between rights and responsibilities, and a steady erosion of the UN's ability to operate with stability and predictability.上述变化暴露出长期困扰联合国及其附属机构的更深层次问题。其结果是，权利与责任之间的脱节不断扩大，联合国保持稳定和可预期运行的能力也持续受到削弱。China consistently supports UN reform and emphasizes that it should focus on improving efficiency and enhancing governance capabilities. On the one hand, the UN needs to strengthen budget management and implement comprehensive performance oversight. This involves eliminating redundant structures, inefficient processes and overlapping functions to optimize global resource allocation and reduce unnecessary expenditures.中国始终支持联合国改革，并强调改革应着眼于提高效率、增强治理能力。一方面，联合国需要加强预算管理，实施全面的绩效监督。这包括减少重复机构、低效流程和职能重叠，以优化全球资源配置，降低不必要支出。On the other hand, its reform should adhere to the principles of fairness and inclusivity, with governance resources and development benefits to be channeled toward key areas such as poverty reduction, livelihoods, public health and regional development.另一方面，联合国改革应坚持公平和包容原则，将治理资源和发展成果更多投入到减贫、民生、公共卫生以及区域发展等关键领域。The US' shift away from multilateralism is a shortsighted approach that overlooks the interconnected nature of today's global issues. Nations should abandon zero-sum thinking, uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and support structural reforms within the UN. Such steps are essential to invigorating the multilateral system and building a solid foundation for global peace, development and shared benefits.美国偏离多边主义方向的做法是一种短视策略，忽视了当今全球问题相互关联的现实。各国应摒弃零和思维，坚持《联合国宪章》的宗旨和原则，支持联合国进行结构性改革。这些努力对于激发多边体系活力、为全球和平、发展与共同受益奠定坚实基础，都具有重要意义。 assessed contribution /əˈsest ˌkɒntrɪˈbjuːʃn/ n.分摊会费；核定缴款dues /duːz/ n.应缴费用；会费acknowledgment /əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt/ n.认可；承认；感谢liquidity /lɪˈkwɪdəti/ n.流动性；资金周转能力outstanding /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ adj.未支付的；未解决的；拖欠的arrears /əˈrɪrz/ n.欠款；拖欠款项obligation /ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃn/ n.义务；责任multilateralism /ˌmʌltiˈlætərəlɪzəm/ n.多边主义

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President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for joint efforts to advance an equal and orderly multipolar world and make global governance more just and equitable, saying that Global South countries should have greater representation and a stronger voice in international affairs.周二，习近平主席呼吁各方携手努力，推动构建平等有序的多极世界，让全球治理更加公正合理，指出全球南方国家应当在国际事务中拥有更多代表性与更大发言权。Xi made the remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus Meeting in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, which focused on strengthening the role of the United Nations and building a multipolar world.习近平在吉尔吉斯斯坦首都比什凯克举行的“上海合作组织+”会议上发表上述讲话，本次会议聚焦加强联合国作用、构建多极世界。Against the backdrop of accelerating changes unseen in a century, Xi said that hegemonism, unilateralism and protectionism are resurging against historical trends. Nevertheless, the overwhelming majority of the world does not condone power politics, conflict and confrontation, or isolation and backwardness, he said, adding that what most people want instead is to hold a place on the world stage through national development and international cooperation.习近平表示，在世界百年变局加速演进的背景下，霸权主义、单边主义、保护主义逆历史潮流回潮。但世界绝大多数国家并不认同强权政治、冲突对抗、封闭落后，绝大多数国家所期盼的，是通过本国发展与国际合作在世界舞台上占有一席之地。Noting that the rise of the Global South is driving a profound shift in the international balance of power, Xi said that the trend toward a multipolar world is irreversible.习近平指出，全球南方的崛起推动国际力量对比发生深刻变化，世界多极化趋势不可逆转。"As a responsible major country, China advocates for an equal and orderly multipolar world," he said.他指出：“作为负责任大国，中国倡导平等有序的多极世界。”The Chinese president identified sovereign equality and mutual respect as fundamental principles, balance, order and the rule of law as inherent requirements, multilateralism, dialogue and consultation as essential pathways, and mutual benefit, winwin cooperation and inclusiveness as the way forward for development.习近平主席将主权平等、相互尊重定为根本原则；均衡有序、法治至上作为内在要求；多边主义、对话协商作为重要路径；互利共赢、包容普惠作为发展方向。"We should ensure equal rights, equal opportunities and equal rules for all countries, regardless of their size, strength and wealth," Xi said.习近平表示：“国家不分大小、强弱、贫富，我们应当保障各国享有平等权利、平等机会、平等规则。”The common values of humanity should be upheld, while double standards, exceptionalism, foreign interference, bullying and the law of the jungle should be rejected, he said.他指出，应当弘扬全人类共同价值，摒弃双重标准、例外主义、外来干涉、霸凌行径以及丛林法则。He added that major countries, in particular, should "take the lead in observing international norms and honoring the rule of law", and work together to tackle global challenges.他补充道，大国尤其要“带头遵守国际准则、恪守法治”，携手应对全球性挑战。"World affairs should be discussed by all, and international norms should be set by all. The authority and vitality of the UN need to be restored," Xi said.习近平表示：“世界的事情由各国共商，国际规则由各国共定，要恢复联合国的权威与活力。”He also called for focusing on the development agenda, upholding openness and cooperation, and bridging the digital and artificial intelligence divides, so that the technological revolution and development achievements can benefit all nations.他同时呼吁聚焦发展议题，坚持开放合作，弥合数字鸿沟与人工智能鸿沟，让科技革命与发展成果惠及所有国家。Xi said that after a 25year journey, the SCO has successfully set a stellar example in conducting relations among big countries, among neighbors and among countries of different sizes.习近平表示，历经25载发展，上合组织为大国之间、邻国之间、大小不同国家之间处理国际关系树立了光辉典范。To advance common prosperity in the vast region straddling Asia and Europe, Xi called for harnessing "SCO Strength" and connecting multiple growth poles across the continent through highquality Belt and Road cooperation.为推动横跨欧亚广袤区域实现共同繁荣，习近平呼吁发挥“上合力量”，通过高质量共建“一带一路”，联通欧亚大陆多个增长极。Xi also called on the SCO to promote the development and rise of the Global South through "SCO Wisdom", urging all sides to carry forward the Shanghai Spirit and strengthen and expand the SCO Plus partnerships. He said that "SCO Action" should guide the reform and improvement of global governance.习近平同时呼吁上合组织运用“上合智慧”助力全球南方发展振兴，敦促各方弘扬上海精神，巩固拓展“上合组织+”伙伴关系，以“上合行动”引领全球治理改革完善。Tuesday's meeting came exactly one year after Xi proposed the Global Governance Initiative at the SCO Plus Meeting in Tianjin. The initiative has since received support from nearly 160 countries and international organizations, while more than 60 countries have joined the Group of Friends of Global Governance.本次周二举行的会议，距离习近平主席在天津“上合组织+”会议上提出全球治理倡议恰好过去一年。该倡议已得到近160个国家和国际组织支持，60多个国家加入全球治理之友小组。Li Yonghui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies, said that the rise of the Global South and emerging economies is accelerating the shift toward a multipolar world. Li said that the SCO provides a practical example of cooperation among countries with different social systems and at different stages of development.中国社会科学院俄罗斯东欧中亚研究所研究员李勇慧表示，全球南方与新兴经济体的崛起正在加速世界多极化进程。他认为，上合组织为不同社会制度、不同发展阶段国家开展合作提供了现实范例。multipolar /ˌmʌltiˈpəʊlə(r)/多极的hegemonism /hɪˈɡemənɪzəm/霸权主义unilateralism /ˌjuːnɪˈlætərəlɪzəm/单边主义protectionism /prəˈtekʃənɪzəm/保护主义multilateralism /ˌmʌltiˈlætərəlɪzəm/多边主义inclusiveness /ɪnˈkluːsɪvnəs/包容性

Chinese President Xi Jinping says China stands ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to better align development strategies and deepen exchanges of experience in governance. President Xi is in Bishkek to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit and pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan.

During talks with his Kyrgyz counterpart in Bishkek, the Chinese president says China stands ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to better align development strategies and deepen exchanges of experience in governance (01:17). Rescue efforts are intensifying in Xizang after last week's deadly mudslide, as crews race to restore vital access to Gyirong Port (22:55). The purchasing managers' index for China's manufacturing sector in August was higher than that of July (38:02).

Global governance is coming to a globe near you! Listen in as I interview expert Gary Kah and he shares "insider information" so you won't be caught off-guard.

In this episode of the Oxford Policy Pod, host Begim Zhanuzakova, joined by co-host Memo Some, sits down with Mr. Suresh Yadav, Director at the Commonwealth Secretariat, to discuss the future of global governance in an era of geopolitical uncertainty, climate change and artificial intelligence.Drawing on a career spanning the Government of India, the World Bank Group and the Commonwealth Secretariat, Mr. Yadav shares insights on leadership, multilateral cooperation and the challenges of governing an increasingly interconnected world.Together, they explore how AI is reshaping climate governance, why trust and climate finance remain central to international cooperation, what to expect from COP31, and how geopolitical tensions and energy security are redefining the global climate agenda. The conversation also examines the role of young people in public policy and what effective global leadership will require in the decade ahead.

China is moving quickly to expand its influence over global governance as the United States steps back from its traditional leadership role. Earlier this month, President Xi Jinping unveiled the World Artificial Intelligence Organization, a new Shanghai-based institution with 29 founding members, most from Asia and Africa, that Beijing hopes will help shape the global rules governing AI. The new organization is the latest in a series of Chinese initiatives aimed at reshaping the international order to better reflect Beijing's priorities. Through efforts such as the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and now the WAIO, China is positioning itself not just as a participant in the existing system, but as an architect of new global rules. Yu Jie, a senior research fellow on China at Chatham House in London, joins Eric to discuss whether Beijing can turn its diplomatic ambitions into lasting influence and why many countries in the Global South are receptive to China's vision.

Key Topics How the American experiment of government based on consent and inalienable rights ignited global movements and reshaped societies, from Europe to Asia. The complex legacy of America's post-1945 institutional order, the Marshall Plan, NATO, United Nations, and whether this framework still works or if it's fundamentally broken. The rise of competing models like China's authoritarian capitalism and the implications for democracies worldwide. Why America's internal struggles, polarization, and quest for national self-redefinition threaten its ability to lead and inspire future generations. The risks and opportunities of a world where the U.S. steps back, and other nations forge a new, possibly more interdependent, global order. Links Zanny Minton Beddoes - https://mediadirectory.economist.com/people/zanny-minton-beddoes/ James Harding - https://observer.co.uk/contributor/james-harding Sylvie Kauffmann - https://www.lemonde.fr/en/signataires/sylvie-kauffmann/ Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs — belfercenter.org World Review with Ivo Daalder — belfercenter.org/world-review-ivo-daalder

As grand corruption erodes democracy, security, and public trust, Allan Rock explores the case for an International Anti-Corruption Court, the future of UN reform, and the stronger global institutions needed to uphold the rule of law.Learn more on GlobalGovernanceForum.org

Addressing the opening plenary of Summer Davos in northeast China, Chinese Premier Li Qiang says the country's artificial intelligence sector has experienced "explosive growth."

China has released a white paper introducing its principles, proposals and actions to improve global governance. Why does the world need governance reform? What does China's vision for a fairer and more effective international system look like? And how can these ideas be translated into real benefits for people around the world? Host Dou Hongyu is joined by Professor Qu Qiang with the Belt and Road Research Center at Minzu University of China, Josef Gregory Mahoney, Professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University, and Zoon Ahmed Khan, a research fellow with the Center for China and Globalization.

China has released a white paper on its principles, proposals and action on global governance. The document notes that China proposed the Global Governance Initiative to promote ‌a more just and equitable governance system.

China has released a new white paper titled "More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China's Principles, Proposals and Actions," offering its latest vision for improving global governance. The document expands on the Global Governance Initiative, proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, and outlines China's ideas for creating a fairer, more inclusive international system. Why is Beijing releasing this white paper now? What are its key proposals? How does it connect with China's broader vision for the future of global governance?

China has released a white paper on its principles, proposals and actions on global governance, outlining its efforts to uphold multilateralism and its wisdom in promoting a better world (01:05). The Myanmar president is continuing his state visit to China (11:23). The Iranian foreign minister stresses that ending the war with the US must include Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon (25:06).

China's State Council Information Office on Wednesday released a white paper titled "More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China's Principles, Proposals and Actions" (full text).星期三，国务院新闻办公室发布题为《推进全球治理朝着更加公正合理的方向发展：中国的主张、方案与行动》的白皮书（全文）。The white paper was published to introduce China's principles, proposals and actions on global governance, foster broader consensus within the international community, ensure more effective responses to global challenges, and build a more just and equitable global governance system.发布该白皮书，旨在介绍中国在全球治理领域秉持的原则、提出的主张以及开展的行动，推动国际社会凝聚更广泛共识，助力各国更有效地应对全球性挑战，推动构建更加公正合理的全球治理体系。Global governance is a common endeavor that bears on the well-being of all humanity, and building a just and equitable global governance system is a shared vision long pursued by people from across the world, the white paper said, adding that China has always been an active participant in, contributor to, and builder of global governance.白皮书指出，全球治理关乎全人类福祉，是全人类的共同事业，构建公正合理的全球治理体系是世界各国人民长久以来的共同追求。中国始终是全球治理的积极参与者、贡献者和建设者。In the new era, President Xi Jinping put forward the vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity. In promoting a global governance system characterized by extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefit, he has called for true multilateralism to foster an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, according to the white paper.白皮书提到，进入新时代，习近平主席提出构建人类命运共同体理念。在推动构建共商共建共享的全球治理体系过程中，习近平主席倡导践行真正的多边主义，推动建设平等有序的多极世界，以及普惠包容的经济全球化。In 2025, Xi proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI), which is designed to offer a Chinese solution to the two pressing questions of the era: what kind of global governance system should be established, and how global governance can be reformed and improved.2025年，习近平主席提出全球治理倡议。该倡议针对当今时代两大紧迫问题——应当构建何种全球治理体系、如何改革完善全球治理体系，给出了中国方案。Upon its introduction, the GGI swiftly gained support from nearly 160 countries and international organizations, with over 60 countries joining the Group of Friends of Global Governance. The international community believes that the GGI sends a clear signal: uphold multilateralism, unite forces, and pursue a fair future, the white paper said.白皮书表示，全球治理倡议一经提出，迅速得到近160个国家和国际组织的支持，已有60多个国家加入“全球治理之友”小组。国际社会认为，该倡议传递出鲜明信号：坚守多边主义、凝聚各方力量、共创公正未来。The GGI aligns with the growing trend towards greater democracy in international relations and bolsters international confidence in practicing multilateralism. It offers a clear and feasible roadmap for improving global governance, bringing valuable stability and positive energy to a turbulent world, according to the white paper.白皮书指出，全球治理倡议顺应国际关系民主化的发展大势，提振了国际社会践行多边主义的信心。它为完善全球治理勾勒出清晰可行的路线图，为动荡变革的世界注入了宝贵的稳定性与正能量。China has proposed the GGI to expedite the building of a more just and equitable global governance system. Resolutely upholding the UN's authority and status is fundamental to the effective implementation of this initiative, the white paper said.白皮书称，中国提出全球治理倡议，旨在加快推动全球治理体系朝着更加公正合理的方向发展。坚决维护联合国的权威与地位，是这一倡议落地见效的根本前提。Success will also hinge on major countries bearing a sense of responsibility, and on all nations uniting and cooperating to address deficits in peace and development. All countries should firmly uphold the international system with the UN at its core, safeguard the international order based on international law, and uphold the basic norms governing international relations underpinned by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, instead of reinventing the wheel, according to the white paper.白皮书强调，大国担当责任、各国团结合作、携手弥补和平与发展赤字，同样是倡议取得成效的关键。各国应坚定维护以联合国为核心的国际体系、以国际法为基础的国际秩序，恪守以《联合国宪章》宗旨和原则为根基的国际关系基本准则，切忌另起炉灶、重复折腾。Apart from the preface and conclusion, the white paper has five parts: "The World Today Faces Severe and Complex Challenges", "The Global Governance Initiative Responds to Challenges of Our Times", "China's Contribution to Promoting Global Governance", "Guiding the Direction of Change Towards a Bright Future", and "Moving Forward Hand in Hand at a Critical Juncture in History".该白皮书除前言和结语外，共分为五个部分，分别是《当今世界面临严峻复杂挑战》《全球治理倡议回应时代之问》《中国为推进全球治理作出贡献》《引领变革方向，共创美好未来》以及《立足历史关口，携手砥砺前行》。governance /ˈɡʌvənəns/治理；管理；统治equitable /ˈekwɪtəbl/公平合理的；公正的multilateralism /ˌmʌltiˈlætərəlɪzəm/多边主义Multipolar /ˌmʌltiˈpəʊlə(r)/多极的；多极化的turbulent /ˈtɜːbjələnt/动荡的；混乱的；汹涌的preface /ˈprefəs/前言；序言；开场白

In this episode we explore some of the emotional and psychological life of international governance. Professor Daniel Laqua, Professor Dan Gorman and Dr. Anne-Isabelle Richard talk about GLO, a transatlantic research project examining how civil society, activists, and NGOs have campaigned to build, shape, reform or put an end to international organizations from the early 20th century to the early 2000s. They discuss findings from the project about emotional experiences such as love, hate, trust, and sense of belonging in this context, and consider the way people relate to and through international institutions through psychodynamic concepts of projection and transference. Listen to examples from the League of Nations, United Nations Associations, Jubilee 2000, and the Council of Europe. Learn about the archival research methods, and what grassroots diplomacy suggests about the possibilities of change. Resources: Ask a Librarian! Ask an Archivist! Global Governance Trust and Democratic Engagement in Past and Present (GLO) Project website: https://research.northumbria.ac.uk/glo The podcast was recorded on the occasion of the conference ‘Love, Hate, and the Fate of International Organisations: The Psychological Life of Global Governance (1900–Present)', held at the Geneva Graduate Institute https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/communications/events/love-hate-and-fate-international-organisations-psychological-life-global   Where to listen to this episode  Apple podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy YouTube: https://youtu.be/ Content    Guests: Professor Daniel Laqua, Northumbria University, UK. Professor Dan Gorman, University of Waterloo, Canada. Dr. Anne-Isabelle Richard, Institute for History, Leiden University. Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva 

Humanoid robots performing martial arts, robotic dogs demonstrating their agility and robots dancing to foreign folk music have become some of the more unusual scenes on foreign leaders' trips to China this year.今年，外国领导人访华途中出现了一些不同寻常的场景：人形机器人打太极、机器狗灵活跳跃、机器人随外国民族音乐翩翩起舞。Behind the eye-catching moments is a broader trend: China's vast market and technological strength are drawing visiting leaders beyond formal talks in Beijing.这些引人注目的时刻背后，是一个更大的趋势：中国广阔的市场和技术实力正吸引着来访的领导人走出北京的外交会场。The latest is Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president, who is currently making a five-day state visit to China.最新一位是正在对中国进行为期五天国事访问的老挝人民革命党中央总书记、国家主席通伦·西苏里。During a trip to DEEP Robotics in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, shortly after his arrival in China on Tuesday, Thongloun operated a robotic dog and praised it as "very good" and "very flexible".通伦6月2日抵华后不久便前往浙江省会杭州，参观了杭州云深处科技有限公司。他亲自操作了一只机器狗，称赞其“很好”、“非常灵活”。He also visited the headquarters of Chinese tech company Alibaba Group, where he learned how e-commerce platforms help Lao products reach consumers across the Chinese market.他还参观了中国科技公司阿里巴巴集团总部，了解了电商平台如何帮助老挝产品触达中国市场各地的消费者。Thongloun is not alone. Earlier this year, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also included Zhejiang in their China itineraries.通伦并非个例。今年早些时候，塞尔维亚总统亚历山大·武契奇、巴基斯坦总理夏巴兹·谢里夫和德国总理弗里德里希·默茨也都在访华行程中安排了浙江。The province, long seen as an important window on China's reform and opening-up, is also one of the first places where the country's digital economy took root and flourished.浙江长期被视为中国改革开放的重要窗口，也是我国数字经济最早生根发芽并蓬勃发展的地区之一。Observers said the visits are more than lighthearted moments or technology showcases on packed diplomatic itineraries. Against the backdrop of global industrial transformation, the trips reflect a conscious choice by countries to embrace China's innovation drive and connect with its strengths in the digital economy, they said.观察人士指出，这些访问不仅仅是紧张外交行程中的轻松时刻或技术展示。在全球产业转型的背景下，这些行程反映出各国主动对接中国创新驱动发展战略、借力中国数字经济优势的明确选择。Zhejiang has become one of the most visible stops in this process because it allows visiting leaders to see, in one place, how digital platforms, artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced manufacturing are being applied in real industries.浙江之所以成为这一过程中最受瞩目的站点之一，是因为它能令来访的领导人实地看到，数字平台、人工智能、机器人及先进制造等技术如何在实际产业中落地应用。Jian Junbo, a researcher with the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, said the visits reflect foreign leaders' recognition of China's high-tech development, as well as their countries' desire to work with China and benefit from the momentum of its technological progress.复旦大学国际问题研究院研究员简军波表示，这些访问反映出外国领导人对中国高新技术发展的认可，也体现了他们与中国开展合作、借助中国技术进步势头获益的愿望。"They hope to carry out deeper and broader cooperation with China in areas such as sci-tech innovation, education and the application of technological achievements," Jian said.“他们希望与中方在科技创新、教育以及科技成果应用等领域开展更深层次、更广范围的合作，”简军波说。"The main purpose, and also their expectation, is to help drive the growth and development of their own domestic economies," Jian added.“其主要目的和预期，是希望能借此推动自身国内经济的增长与发展，”简军波补充道。Li Xiaopeng, a professor at Hangzhou City University, said: "Effective home-ground diplomacy is not just about meetings, group photos and signing ceremonies. It also requires letting guests see things for themselves — to see a country's development, its capabilities and where its future is heading."浙大城市学院教授李晓鹏表示：“有效的主场外交不仅是会谈、合影和签约，还需要让客人亲眼看一看——看看这个国家的发展、能力以及未来的走向。”Taking Hangzhou as an example, Li said the city has become a highly concentrated example of Chinese modernization. In 2025, Hangzhou's GDP exceeded 2.3 trillion yuan ($340 billion), while the added value of its core digital economy industries reached 678 billion yuan, official data shows.以杭州为例，李晓鹏表示，这座城市已成为中国式现代化的高度浓缩样本。官方数据显示，2025年杭州GDP突破2.3万亿元人民币（合3400亿美元），数字经济核心产业增加值达6780亿元。Behind the figures is an ecosystem that includes platform companies, robotics enterprises, AI startups and advanced manufacturers, forming a broader industrial chain that allows visiting leaders to see more than individual companies, Li said.李晓鹏说，这些数字背后是一个涵盖平台企业、机器人企业、人工智能初创公司及先进制造商的生态系统，形成了更长的产业链，使来访领导人看到的远不止单个企业。Zhejiang is not the only place where such out-of-capital trips have taken place.浙江并非外国领导人离京参访的唯一目的地。Foreign leaders visiting China have also traveled to places such as Shanghai, an international financial center; Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province; and Fujian, Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces — places that showcase Chinese modernization, coordinated regional development, poverty reduction and connectivity.访华的外国领导人还到访了上海这座国际金融中心、河北雄安新区，以及福建、陕西和四川等省份——这些地方展示着中国式现代化、区域协调发展、脱贫攻坚及互联互通建设成就。Jian, the researcher, said that in-person visits by foreign leaders play an irreplaceable role in helping them better understand the reasons behind China's economic success and its future development trends.复旦大学国际问题研究院研究员简军波表示，外国领导人亲身实地参访，在帮助他们更好地理解中国经济成功的原因及未来发展走向方面，发挥着不可替代的作用。"Such visits help them see China more objectively, dispel the interference of certain Western narratives, and put aside prejudice and stereotypes about China," he said.“这些实地参访有助于他们更客观地看待中国，排除某些西方叙事的干扰，摒弃对中国的偏见和刻板印象，”他说。While the Lao top leader was visiting Zhejiang, Yvette Cooper, the United Kingdom's foreign secretary, traveled to Shenzhen, the technology hub in South China's Guangdong province, on Wednesday for a trip focused on science and technology, after meetings in the Chinese capital.就在老挝最高领导人访问浙江期间，英国外交大臣伊薇特·库珀结束了在北京的会谈后，于6月3日前往华南科技重镇广东深圳，进行以科技为重点的参访。If Beijing is where diplomacy is conducted, Shenzhen is where China's industrial innovation takes shape on the ground, experts said.专家表示，如果说北京是开展外交活动的地方，那么深圳就是中国产业创新落地生根的地方。"Shenzhen now stands in the global spotlight, as it will host an important international meeting this year," said Cui Hongjian, a professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University's Academy of Regional and Global Governance.北京外国语大学区域与全球治理高等研究院教授崔洪建表示：“深圳目前备受国际关注，因为今年它将主办一场重要的国际会议。”The city is set to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting in November.今年11月，深圳将主办亚太经合组织（APEC）经济领导人会议。Cui said that Cooper's visit to the city and to technology companies shows that Britain's diplomacy toward China has a clear and targeted agenda — to make economic diplomacy a main thread of its China policy.崔洪建指出，库珀访问深圳及科技企业，表明英国对华外交有明确而具体的议程——让经济外交成为其对华政策的主线。draw /drɔː/吸引itinerary /aɪˈtɪnərəri/行程sci-tech innovation /ˈsaɪ tek ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/科技创新Chinese modernization /tʃaɪˈniːz ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃən/中国式现代化international financial center /ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl faɪˈnænʃəl ˈsentə/国际金融中心coordinated regional development /kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪd ˈriːdʒənəl dɪˈveləpmənt/区域协调发展poverty reduction /ˈpɒvəti rɪˈdʌkʃən/脱贫攻坚dispel /dɪˈspel/消除narrative /ˈnærətɪv/叙事economic diplomacy /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk dɪˈpləʊməsi/经济外交main thread /meɪn θred/主线

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Join us as Kira Intrator (MIT-trained urban planner, systems thinker, and social impact technologist based in Geneva) makes the case that AI for Good isn't failing because of models - it's failing because of systems. Kira walks through why so many AI pilots never reach deployment, drawing on her experience building tools scaled across 9,000 users, three ministries, and six countries in Central Asia. You'll learn the five factors that kill AI projects in the development sector, why 80% of clinical AI models are trained on data that can't be deployed outside Western contexts, and what the $2.6 trillion opportunity in developing markets actually requires to unlock. This episode is equal parts systems thinking masterclass and call to action - a rare perspective from someone who has moved AI from prototype to production in places most tech professionals never consider. Timestamps 0:00 Welcome & Introduction 2:47 Kira's Background: MIT, Geneva, Central Asia 3:54 The Core Thesis: It's About Systems, Not Models 5:20 AI is Our Generation's Revolution 6:35 The $2.6 Trillion Opportunity 7:17 The 80% Western Data Problem 8:20 Why AI Projects Fail in Development: 5 Factors 9:28 Systems Mismatch & Low-Bandwidth Environments 9:52 Built for Pilot vs. Built for Deployment 10:29 Ownership, Economics & Sustainability 18:22 Real-World Case Studies 24:16 What Actually Works: Levers for Scale 30:41 The Role of Tech Companies & Foundations 33:39 Crystal Ball: Merging the Two Universes 35:01 A Call to Action 38:48 Wrap-up How to find Kira: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiraintrator/ Links from the show: Infrastructure & Platforms Anthropic Beneficial Deployments: https://www.anthropic.com/ Google Research Global South Labs: https://research.google/ Lelapa AI: https://lelapa.ai/ Microsoft AI for Good: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/ai-for-good OpenAI Foundation: https://openai.com/ Research & Innovation Hubs Data Science Africa: https://www.datascienceafrica.org/ Masakhane: https://www.masakhane.io/ Stanford HAI: https://hai.stanford.edu/ Wadhwani AI: https://www.wadhwaniai.org/ Global Governance & Policy OECD AI Observatory: https://oecd.ai/ UNICEF Office of Innovation: https://www.unicef.org/innovation/ World Health Organization AI: https://www.who.int/ Funders & Philanthropies Gates Foundation: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ Patrick J. McGovern Foundation: https://www.mcgovern.org/ Conferences AI for Good Global Summit (July 7-10, 2026 - Geneva): https://aiforgood.itu.int/ Data Science Africa 2026 (July 20-24 - Kampala, Uganda): https://www.datascienceafrica.org/ Deep Learning Indaba 2026 (August 2-7 - Lagos, Nigeria): https://deeplearningindaba.com/

Send a textDr. Christopher Lamont is Professor of International Relations at Tokyo International University and Deputy Head of Program for AI and Global Governance at the Global Governance Institute in Brussels. His research career has been built around transitional justice, international criminal law, and how societies rebuild after institutional collapse. In this conversation, Brittany brings that experience to the AI age.This is a conversation about trust. What destroys it, how societies rebuild it, and why it may be the most consequential word in the AI era that nobody is taking seriously enough.IN THIS CONVERSATION→ Whether societal change really has a before and after, and what that means for how we approach AI transformation→ What digital sovereignty actually means in 2026, and why it is often being pursued with the wrong tools→ Why which foundation model your company adopts is a values decision→ What thriving post-crisis societies have in common, and how that applies to building AI-ready organisations→ The accountability question that policymakers and business leaders are not asking FIND US→ Instagram: @businesskaraokepodcast

Populist leaders around the world increasingly reject international organizations, decrying them as constraints on state power and rallying followers against the “global elite” who run them. These institutions—painstakingly built through decades of negotiation and multilateral cooperation—are often seen as passive bystanders, unable or unwilling to push back. In Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave (Princeton UP, 2026) Allison Carnegie and Richard Clark challenge this view, arguing that international organizations are, in fact, strategic agents with the tools to resist populist pressures. Offering fresh theoretical insights and original empirical analysis, they investigate how these institutions fight back and how their defensive strategies are reshaping global governance.Using a multimethod approach that draws on novel data and qualitative evidence, Carnegie and Clark identify four key strategies that international organizations employ to both appease and sideline populists and their constituents. They find that while these strategies help fortify global governance against populist opposition, they may also produce unintended consequences, potentially eroding institutional legitimacy and fueling further resistance. A timely and compelling account, the book provides a crucial roadmap for understanding—and safeguarding—the global order. Our guests are Professor Allison Carnegie, a professor of political science at Columbia University. and Professor Richard Clark, who is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame Our host is Eleonora Mattiacci, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Amherst College. She is the author of "Volatile States in International Politics" (Oxford University Press, 2023). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Populist leaders around the world increasingly reject international organizations, decrying them as constraints on state power and rallying followers against the “global elite” who run them. These institutions—painstakingly built through decades of negotiation and multilateral cooperation—are often seen as passive bystanders, unable or unwilling to push back. In Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave (Princeton UP, 2026) Allison Carnegie and Richard Clark challenge this view, arguing that international organizations are, in fact, strategic agents with the tools to resist populist pressures. Offering fresh theoretical insights and original empirical analysis, they investigate how these institutions fight back and how their defensive strategies are reshaping global governance.Using a multimethod approach that draws on novel data and qualitative evidence, Carnegie and Clark identify four key strategies that international organizations employ to both appease and sideline populists and their constituents. They find that while these strategies help fortify global governance against populist opposition, they may also produce unintended consequences, potentially eroding institutional legitimacy and fueling further resistance. A timely and compelling account, the book provides a crucial roadmap for understanding—and safeguarding—the global order. Our guests are Professor Allison Carnegie, a professor of political science at Columbia University. and Professor Richard Clark, who is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame Our host is Eleonora Mattiacci, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Amherst College. She is the author of "Volatile States in International Politics" (Oxford University Press, 2023). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

Populist leaders around the world increasingly reject international organizations, decrying them as constraints on state power and rallying followers against the “global elite” who run them. These institutions—painstakingly built through decades of negotiation and multilateral cooperation—are often seen as passive bystanders, unable or unwilling to push back. In Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave (Princeton UP, 2026) Allison Carnegie and Richard Clark challenge this view, arguing that international organizations are, in fact, strategic agents with the tools to resist populist pressures. Offering fresh theoretical insights and original empirical analysis, they investigate how these institutions fight back and how their defensive strategies are reshaping global governance.Using a multimethod approach that draws on novel data and qualitative evidence, Carnegie and Clark identify four key strategies that international organizations employ to both appease and sideline populists and their constituents. They find that while these strategies help fortify global governance against populist opposition, they may also produce unintended consequences, potentially eroding institutional legitimacy and fueling further resistance. A timely and compelling account, the book provides a crucial roadmap for understanding—and safeguarding—the global order. Our guests are Professor Allison Carnegie, a professor of political science at Columbia University. and Professor Richard Clark, who is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame Our host is Eleonora Mattiacci, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Amherst College. She is the author of "Volatile States in International Politics" (Oxford University Press, 2023). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Populist leaders around the world increasingly reject international organizations, decrying them as constraints on state power and rallying followers against the “global elite” who run them. These institutions—painstakingly built through decades of negotiation and multilateral cooperation—are often seen as passive bystanders, unable or unwilling to push back. In Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave (Princeton UP, 2026) Allison Carnegie and Richard Clark challenge this view, arguing that international organizations are, in fact, strategic agents with the tools to resist populist pressures. Offering fresh theoretical insights and original empirical analysis, they investigate how these institutions fight back and how their defensive strategies are reshaping global governance.Using a multimethod approach that draws on novel data and qualitative evidence, Carnegie and Clark identify four key strategies that international organizations employ to both appease and sideline populists and their constituents. They find that while these strategies help fortify global governance against populist opposition, they may also produce unintended consequences, potentially eroding institutional legitimacy and fueling further resistance. A timely and compelling account, the book provides a crucial roadmap for understanding—and safeguarding—the global order. Our guests are Professor Allison Carnegie, a professor of political science at Columbia University. and Professor Richard Clark, who is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame Our host is Eleonora Mattiacci, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Amherst College. She is the author of "Volatile States in International Politics" (Oxford University Press, 2023).

In this episode, we welcome Professor Andrew Lang (University of Edinburgh), a leading critical voice in international economic law and global political economy. Andrew's work poses a deceptively simple but analytically demanding question: how do law and expertise make global markets possible, and what forms of power and inequality are sedimented within everyday technical decisions? Drawing on his influential scholarship on “global ungovernance” (co-authored with Deval Desai), the conversation examines how contemporary global governance operates through a conjunction of institution-building and managed instability. This is a mode of rule that incorporates critique, problematises its own foundations and keeps central objectives such as the “rule of law” or “sustainability” structurally open to revision. The discussion begins with Andrew's formative engagement with the global justice movements of the early 2000s, and the enduring normative orientation they provided for his scholarship. We then turn to a core intervention in his work: the most consequential forms of expertise are often those that present themselves as technical and apolitical. These modes shape problem definitions, delineate what can be known or measured and determine whose knowledge carries authority within global governance. Joined by student questions, the conversation moves from the “impossibility of closure” to the implications of accountability, agency and ethical responsibility. We explore crisis as a governing strategy, alongside contemporary invocations of “polycrisis” and resilience. Particular attention is paid to technical domains, from carbon accounting standards to supply-chain sustainability metrics, which emerge not as peripheral details but as constitutive elements of the global political economy. The episode closes with a reflection on an unsettled moment in global order, one in which inherited assumptions have eroded, ethical questions can no longer be deferred and a new generation of scholars and practitioners must reconsider what it means to exercise international expertise. Andrew Lang is Professor of International Law and Global Governance at the University of Edinburgh. His research spans international economic law, global political economy and the politics of expertise, with particular emphasis on how legal and technical practices constitute markets and organise global economic life. Andrew Lang's profile can be found here: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/people/professor-andrew-lang We discussed: ‘Global disordering: Practices of reflexivity in global economic governance,' European Journal of International Law. 2024. 35, 1, p. 1-47. ‘Introduction: Global Un-Governance,' (with D. Desai), Transnational Legal Theory. 2020. 11, 3, p. 219-407.

In this episode, we welcome Professor Kathryn Sikkink, one of the most influential scholars of human rights, transnational advocacy and global accountability. The conversation opens with her early encounters with dictatorship in Uruguay and a sustained challenge to familiar origin stories that locate human rights primarily in the 1970s. For Sikkink, Latin America is not a peripheral or late adopter but a formative site of treaty-making, institutional design and early litigation that helped constitute the international human rights project within global governance. We then trace the movement from advocacy to scholarship. Sikkink reflects on the sharp disjuncture she encountered within political science, where NGOs, civil society and human rights were largely absent from mainstream international relations teaching. This experience shaped Activists Beyond Borders and her enduring concern with how transnational advocacy networks operate across states, institutions and social movements. From there, the discussion turns to transitional justice and the Global Accountability research programme, including why early prosecutions prioritised certain crimes, how gender attentiveness emerged only belatedly and why attention to violence against women can generate spillover effects rather than crowding out other harms. A central theme is epistemic humility in an age of expanding data. Sikkink explains the “information paradox”, why improved reporting can make human rights performance appear worse and what this means for evaluating China and other contexts where information is actively suppressed. The episode closes with a defence of comparative realisation as an ethical stance, a rejection of end-times narratives and a grounded account of hope as an empirically informed practice within global governance rather than an act of optimism alone. Kathryn Sikkink is the Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Kathryn Sikkink's profile can be found here: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/kathryn-sikkink We discussed: • Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century. Princeton University Press, 2017. • The Justice Cascade: How Human Rights Prosecutions are Changing World Politics. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2011. • The Persistent Power of Human Rights: From Commitment to Compliance (with Thomas Risse and Stephen C. Ropp). Cambridge University Press, 2013. • Activists beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics (with Margaret Keck). Cornell University Press, 1998.

In this powerful episode of Unleashing Intuition Secrets, Michael Jaco welcomes Larry Ballard for an in-depth slide presentation exploring what he describes as a coming period of global upheaval — spiritually, politically, economically, and geologically. Ballard outlines what he believes is an unfolding sequence of events: whistleblower revelations, institutional fallout, banking and corporate failures, and a broader global reset — followed by what he describes as an American restoration and spiritual revival. He argues that both communism and crony capitalism must fall, proposing a new commodity-backed economic system built on tangible assets such as gold, silver, uranium, platinum, wheat, copper, and other resources to replace fiat currency. The conversation explores tariffs, manufacturing revival, resource leverage, and claims of suppressed technologies. Ballard also connects current global events to biblical warnings and celestial signs, including recent U.S. eclipse paths crossing key regions and historic fault zones. The discussion expands into earth-change scenarios and geologic concerns — including seismic risks in the New Madrid and Cascadia zones, sinkhole and limestone vulnerabilities in Florida, California coastal uplift, potential volcanic activity in the Appalachian region, and broader “Ring of Fire” activity. Ballard emphasizes spiritual preparedness above all, advising prayerful discernment on whether to relocate or remain in higher-risk regions to help stabilize communities. The episode also touches on alternative community models, durable infrastructure, real estate reform, 3D-printed construction, and Ballard's personal spiritual framework centered on virtue and intentional prayer. He announces his updated book Crusade: Restoring the Republic and discusses an upcoming Florida conference. This is a wide-ranging conversation on collapse, cleansing, restoration, and what Ballard calls “God's reset.”

The ‘president of peace’ is at it again: threatening Iran again and boasting that his ‘board of peace’ will look over the United Nations. On this episode of After America, Allan Behm joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the potential consequences if the United States again strikes Iran, the first meeting of Trump’s grotesque ‘board of peace’, and the striking similarities between a(nother) shamefully racist week in Australian politics and Trump administration rhetoric and policies. This discussion was recorded on Friday 20 February 2026. The latest Vantage Point essay, What we owe the water: It's time for a fossil fuel treaty by Kumi Naidoo, is available now for $19.95. Use the code 'PODVP' at checkout to get free shipping. Guest: Allan Behm, Advisor, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Show notes: Shorter America this week: Will he or won't he on Iran; The Trump doctrine?; On climate, he absolutely will; The only thing more powerful than hate is love by Emma Shortis, The Point (February 2026) The Wrap: Trump's America is a warning, and Australia keeps treating it like a guide, by Emma Shortis, The Point (February 2026) How to foster global lawlessness: Destroy the UN and its agencies by Allan Behm, The Point (January 2026) Talk us through AUKUS by Allan Behm, the Australia Institute (February 2023) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is Episode 2 of our sub-series "Environmental Issues along the Belt and Road."The series considers the complexities of Chinese actors' impacts on the environment, extractive activities, and role in driving sustainability solutions from the sands of the Mekong River to lithium mines in Argentina. Since 2012, China has invested roughly US$4 billion in 12 nickel projects across Southeast Asia, with a major focus on Indonesia, which supplies 16% of global nickel production. In South America, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina— known as the Lithium Triangle—together hold over 54% of the world's lithium reserves beneath their salt flats as of 2024, and China is the only country to have signed agreements with all three. In this episode, we explore what makes minerals “critical” to the energy transition, how China's long-term industrial strategy and geopolitical struggles has (re)shaped global critical mineral supply chains, and, through cases of Indonesian nickel and lithium in Argentina, how stakeholders in producer countries navigate trade-offs between economic development, sovereignty, & environmental and social impacts.We interview 4 experts: Dr. Jing Li is a professor at Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business and holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Investment Strategy. She also serves as the Co-Director of the Jack Austin Center for Asia Pacific Business Studies. Her research explores international investment strategies, joint ventures, emerging market firms, innovation in emerging economies, & the behavior and performance of state-owned enterprises. Related reading here, here & here.Dr. Anastasia Ufimtseva is the Senior Program Manager for International Trade and Investment at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. She holds a Ph.D. in Global Governance from the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University, with a specialization in international political economy. Her research explores global energy governance, trade & investment, the political economy of natural resources, & international development, with a focus on Asia. Related reading here & here. Muhammad Habib Abiyan Dzakwan (Zahwan) is a researcher at the Department of International Relations, CSIS Indonesia. He holds an MA in International Economics and General International Relations from SAIS, Johns Hopkins University. His research areas cover sustainable development, critical minerals, & emerging technologies. Related reading here, here & here. Thanks for listening! Follow us on BlueSky @beltandroadpod.blsk.social

The Canadian prime minister wants us to give up on the international rules based order, which he bluntly says is fiction and he's urged middle power countries to unite. As Donald Trump continues to up-end US foreign policy, what does Mark Carney mean and where does Australia fit in? Today, Samir Puri, the author of Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing, on the significance of Carney's words and why, even when Trump is gone, the world will have changed forever. Featured: Samir Puri, author of Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing and former director of Chatham House's Centre for Global Governance and Security 

"We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition," Canada's Prime Minster Mark Carney said in a recent speech at the World Economic Forum. The shift in international relations has Carney urging "middle power" countries to build coalitions and act together to counteract the "great power" strategy of the day: coercion. How? By flexing "soft power" — assets a country has that are attractive to other countries in the context of international affairs. Turns out, Canada and a majority of other countries have an opportunity to play a significant role on the international stage, if they choose to take it.This IDEAS episode is a discussion with Jennifer Welsh, McGill University's Canada Research Chair in Global Governance and Security, hosted at the University of Ottawa in the fall of 2025. We also hear from former high commissioner to Britain Janice Charette, former head of MSF Dr. Joanne Liu and climate campaigner Catherine Abreu.

Holding a strategic dialogue with Russian Federation Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Beijing, China's top diplomat Wang Yi calls on two countries to jointly build a more just and reasonable global governance system.

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Guest Jim Pfaff, The Conservative Caucus, joins to discuss the America First Agenda. Discussion of Trump's speech at the World Economic Forum, the effectiveness of a new Board of Peace, fraud in the US, and the upcoming Congressional budget deadline.  How effective will a "Board of Peace" be in the world? Discussion of a new push for world peace, interests of individual nations, and holding nations accountable for actions. Will they work with the do-nothing United Nations, or will this be the alternative to the UN? 

This week, the EU's highest court ruled that member nations must recognize same-sex “marriage” — even if their own laws forbid it. National sovereignty? Optional. Brussels is also pushing “Chat Control,” a plan that could scan your private messages, photos, even AI prompts — before they're encrypted. From courts to censorship… is the EU becoming the blueprint for global technocratic control? We break it down on today's open-line edition of the Endtime Show. ⭐️: True Gold Republic: Get The Endtime Show special on precious metals at https://www.endtimegold.com📱: It's never been easier to understand. Stream Only Source Network and access exclusive content: https://watch.osn.tv/browse📚: Check out Jerusalem Prophecy College Online for less than $60 per course: https://jerusalemprophecycollege.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some sat the peace deal in Gaza has hint to a precursor for global governance. A plan for peace initiated by Trump and agreed to by 10 nations, including mutiple Muslin nations has some speculating a 10 Nation Confederacy and worse a 10 king set up for Antichrist as it initiates the Beast system. That's what conspiracy prophecies claim. That's keeping in mind the idea that Trump is Antichrist.

Donald Trump claims a record of peace agreements spanning from Asia to the Americas. Do these claims hold up?  What can we learn about Trump's efforts to resolve conflicts, and can his deals hold and achieve lasting peace? And what does his transactional approach mean for global security and America's role in the world? Emma Beals talks to Richard Haass, former advisor to both Bush administrations and President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Samir Puri, director of the Global Governance and Security Centre at Chatham House. • This episode of This Is Not A Drill is supported by Incogni the service that keeps your private information safe, protects you from identity theft and keeps your data from being sold. There's a special offer for This Is Not A Drill listeners – go to https://incogni.com/notadrill  to get an exclusive 60% off your annual plan. • Support us on Patreon to keep This Is Not A Drill producing thought-provoking podcasts like this. Written and presented by Emma Beals. Produced by Robin Leeburn. Original theme music by Paul Hartnoll – https://www.orbitalofficial.com. Executive Producer Martin Bojtos. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. This Is Not A Drill is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the aftermath of World War Two, the charter that founded the United Nations was signed, with the aim of preventing a third global conflict. The UN Security Council, one of six organs of the UN, has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It's made up of 15 member countries, there are 10 rotating non-permanent members who are elected for two-year terms by members of the UN General Assembly, the body that represents all UN members. And there are five permanent members – the US, the UK, France, China and Russia; it's these five that have veto power. Now 80 years on, there are growing calls for the council to reflect the world of today, not only in its representation, but in the way it functions. Criticisms of this international body include abuse of the veto power, lack of permanent representation for countries which have seen more than their fair share of conflict and an inability to reach common consensus, including on how to reform the organisation from within. So, on The Inquiry this week we're asking, ‘Is the UN Security Council still relevant?'Contributors: Devika Hovell, Prof International Law, London School of Economics, UK Richard Gowan, Director, UN and Multilateral Diplomacy, International Crisis Group, New York, USA Dr Samir Puri, Director, Global Governance and Security Centre, Chatham House, London, UK Mona Ali Khalil, former Senior Legal Officer, UN Office of the Legal Counsel, Co-Editor and Co-Author, ‘Empowering the UN Security Council: Reforms to Address Modern Threats', Vienna, Austria. Presenter: Charmaine Cozier Producer: Jill Collins Researcher: Maeve Schaffer Technical Producer: Craig Boardman Editor: Tom Bigwood (Photo: United Nations Security Council meeting. Credit: Reuters/BBC Images)

In this podcast episode, Kyle welcomes Alexander Sachon, a researcher and author focused on the advancement of civilization through philosophy. They discuss various critical themes, including the imminent emergence of a one-world government, which Sachon explores in his book 'The Coming World Nation: Why Global Governments is Inevitable.' Sachon delves into the idea of the American Empire, its oligarchical underpinnings, and the role of deep state institutions in shaping its global dominance. They touch upon the controversial history of suppressed technologies such as etheric energy and anti-gravity, which Sachon suggests are part of a secretive technocratic superstate. The conversation also covers the potential for these hidden technologies to revolutionize society, provided they are managed responsibly. They examine historical cycles, the implications of cosmic cycles on collective human evolution, and the philosophical frameworks needed to guide humanity through these transformative times. The podcast emphasizes the necessity of a philosophical renaissance to steer societal values and governance structures in a positive direction.   Connect with Alex here: Instagram The Coming World Nation Book Substack Website   From Kyle: The Community is coming! Click here to learn more Honorable Mentions: Battle Hymn   Our Sponsors: Let's level up your nicotine routine with Lucy. Go to Lucy.co/KKP and use promo code (KKP) to get 20% off your first order. Lucy offers FREE SHIPPING and has a 30-day refund policy if you change your mind. These are the b3 bands I was talking about. They are amazing, I highly recommend incorporating them into your movement practice. If there's ONE MINERAL you should be worried about not getting enough of... it's MAGNESIUM. Head to http://www.bioptimizers.com/kingsbu now and use code KINGSBU to claim your 15% discount.   Connect with Kyle: I'm back on Instagram, come say hey @kylekingsbu Twitter: @kingsbu Our Farm Initiative: @gardenersofeden.earth Odysee: odysee.com/@KyleKingsburypod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Kyle-Kingsbury Kyle's Website: www.kingsbu.com - Gardeners of Eden site If you enjoyed this podcast, please subscribe & leave a 5-star review with your thoughts!