Either humanity will find the strength and determination to move to a new level of governance by relinquishing a part of the national sovereignty of states, or new pandemics will force us to pay an increasingly higher price for the priority we give to national sovereignty and the loyalty we show to political particularism
In the four months that have passed since the coronavirus outbreak began, it seems that just about everyone has had something to say about the situation—experts, regular folk...
... is too large and heterogeneous.
So, we need to look for other means and other platforms for making decisions that correspond to the specifics of the moment that we are all experiencing. The G20 may become one of the important nodes of the complex new global governance mechanism, but it is incapable of replacing the whole mechanism.
First published in the
Valdai Discussion Club
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Preliminary results of the coronavirus test on society show the lack of instinct that is inherent in anybiological species to protect its population
The coronavirus pandemic has already become the main event of the leap year, relegating other dramatic news of recent months to the background. It also turned out to be the most severe stress test for the global economic and financial system, for many international organizations and public administration mechanisms in individual countries. This test...
... community of the common destiny of mankind.
In the
welcoming speech
, Igor Ivanov said that along with the issues of bilateral cooperation, the Conference will pay considerable attention to wider international problems, primarily to the problem of global governance. RIAC President noted the need for a breakthrough in the sustainable algorithm of world history: it is important to move to a new level of the world civilization development without another global cataclysm.
Zhang Hanhui, Assistant ...
A Scary Tale for the permanent members of the UN Security Council
Tensions in Syria continued to escalate throughout 2019. Hostilities were stepped up again throughout the country and the conflict’s total toll approached a million. A new wave of Syrian refugees swept through Turkey and flooded Europe. Russia blocked US and British resolutions on enforcing peace on Damascus in the UN Security Council nine times.
Eventually, the Western countries accused Moscow of deliberately subverting the Security...
... Multilateral Dialogue is a high-level experts’ meeting focused on current issues of world politics, the role of China in the system of international relations, mechanisms for prevention and settlement of global and regional crises, and ways of improving global governance. Under this year’s theme “Global Trends and China in the Coming Decade”, the leading international experts have discussed possible consequences of China’s rise against the backdrop of the ongoing transformation ...
Strengthening the Role of Non-State Actors
Of the two possible scenarios for the evolution of global governance mechanisms, i.e. the weakening or strengthening the role of non-state actors, the second appears more likely. Under this scenario, support for the continued international expansion of Russian businesses, and the establishment of independent ...
... space. Economic interests and economic instruments to promote its political interests are becoming an increasingly important element of Russian foreign policy. Its economization is taking place and methods of influence associated with instruments of global governance are being explored.
With the emergence of the Russian Federation as an international actor in 1991, against the backdrop of a transformation in social systems, the content and forms of Russia’s foreign policy have been and continue ...
Regular symposium “Future of Global Governance: a View from the U.S.A., Russia, China and India” was held in Beijing under the auspices of the Carnegie Corporation of New York to gather experts on financial and economic risks, world policy and international relations.
Russia ...
Foreign opinion
The Great Recession that beset in 2008 and the ongoing European sovereign debt crisis pose serious challenges to global financial institutions. In this exclusive interview for the Russian Council
Daniel W. Drezner
, Professor of International Politics at Tufts University, assesses the effectiveness of global financial structures during the 2008 crisis and talks about the future of the global economic system.
Interviewee:
Daniel W. Drezner
, Professor of International Politics, Tufts...
