Angelos Pangratis: The WTO and the ‘paradox of multilateralism’
Angelos Pangratis was formerly an EU ambassador to the WTO and currently serves as an advisor on EU economic diplomacy. He has also contributed...
The never-ending dead-end in Syria
This article was written prior to President Trump’s announcement that the US will withdrawal its troops from Syria.
The Syrian crisis, which has been going...
Nathan Schneider: Platform cooperatives in the digital age
Cooperatives have existed for a long time. People build cooperatives in order to pool their knowledge and resources to achieve certain goals; goals which...
A bridge to riches: When infrastructure makes nations prosper
There can be little doubt that despite the far-reaching influence of globalisation, modern nation-states retain key actors when it comes to infrastructure development. National...
Without responsible leadership, there is no change
Held under the theme ‘Making multilateralism work: Enhancing dialogue on peace, security, and development’ on the island of Rhodes, Greece, on 5-6 October 2018,...
Hegemony and resistance in postcolonial India
Introduction
What are the current discourses and practices of hegemony and counter hegemony in world politics? Scholars from four continents gathered at the Dialogue of...
The Rhodes Forum – shaping policy through dialogue
Every year, in early autumn, people from diverse walks of life descend on the Greek island of Rhodes.
This year's event, held 5-6 October, is...
Social media and hegemonic disruption
What is it that crucially distinguishes the present – the second decade of the 21st century – from the past, the closing decades of...
Hegemony and its practices in world politics
How can hegemony be established and sustained in world politics today? This intriguing question occupied a searching conversation among scholars from four continents at...
Beyond GDP: Alternative measures of economic and social progress
Dr Vladimir Yakunin opened the roundtable by explaining that in 2009 the World Public Forum was among the first to point out that the...