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Southeast Asia Is Starting the Work of Fixing a Broken World Order

fFr relatively smaller Southeast Asian nations, multilateralism is simply too important to fail. Done right, it provides a perch of equality and effective cooperation for complex challenges that no one country–even a small group of powerful countries–can handle alone. 

· September 8, 2024
South China Morning Post
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Rising Seas Triggered Climate Lawsuits: What Now?
July 31, 2024

Climate change litigation is experiencing an unprecedented moment. More and more states are turning to international tribunals to seek guidance on a key question: what are their obligations under international law to address the climate crisis?

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An overhead view of the UN Security Council meeting room, with members and staff seated in a semicircle
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How to Reform the UN Without Amending Its Charter

Nonamendment reform can enable the body to meet the challenges of the moment when the Security Council is paralyzed by the veto.

· July 15, 2024
Participants attend a roundtable discussion titled: "Financing the New Climate Economy" on day five of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 04, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Who Speaks for Africa at COP? Power and Politics at the UN Climate Negotiations

African countries are gaining greater representation at COP, but it is unclear whether this increased visibility will lead to better climate outcomes for the continent.

  • Victoria Markiewicz
  • Praise Gandah
  • Nicholas Micinski
· July 11, 2024
UN Security Council
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Can the UN Security Council Still Help Keep the Peace? Reassessing Its Role, Relevance, and Potential for Reform

The UN Security Council’s paralysis amid the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict has deepened skepticism about the body’s capacity to advance collective security and promote the rule of law.

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The UN Pact for the Future Needs Something Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue

The sartorial wedding advice offers governments a framework to meet the moment and avoid an outcome that moves toward the slow decline of multilateralism.

· April 15, 2024