Unipolarity was given, not taken

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is often seen as a challenger to established Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) like the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), whi...

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is often seen as a challenger to established Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) like the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), whi...

How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next

The proposal has the potential to transform the government’s vast research funding operation, which has long awarded university grants based on scientific merit.

Who profits in a post-American world?

The long read: A growing number of scholars and lawyers are losing faith in the current system. Others say the law is not to blame, but the states that are supposed to uphold it

The world’s wealthiest people added $304 billion to their combined net worth on Wednesday — the largest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index — as stock markets soared after ...

Allies and adversaries alike were reeling from Trump’s tariff blitz, with some signaling they were ready to retaliate, while others were still hoping for talks.

There is some method to the madness — it’s just a nonsensical method

Donald Trump’s new global trade war declaration will place tariffs on America’s economic allies and Arctic waterfowl, but not Russia.

Wissenschaftliche Artikel hinter Paywalls und milliardenschwere Verlage profitieren. Bei MAITHINK X zeigt Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, was man noch tun kann.

Abstract. Materially powerful states tend to dominate both the creation of international organizations (IOs) as well as subsequent IO policymaking. Materia

Abstract. This article examines the impact of trade provisions on treaty dynamism. It differentiates between static treaties, which remain unaltered, and d

To counter the crisis caused by Trump, Friedrich Merz has little choice but to abandon decades of military and economic caution

Donald Trump ist Europa nicht nur egal, er scheint es regelrecht zu verachten. Was nun geschieht, kann Europa an seine Grenzen bringen. Aber ganz hilflos ist es nicht.

The bigger problem isn't disinformation. It's degraded democratic publics

Following Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from bodies like the World Health Organization and the UN Human Rights Council, the role of international institutions in constraining powerful …

Die Trump-Präsidentschaft bedroht die UN, WTO und andere Institutionen. Aber die haben sich sowieso überdehnt. Es ist Zeit, mächtigen Ländern mehr Freiheiten zu lassen.