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European foreign services are experimenting with looking into ‘the future’. How can policymakers make foresight and forecasting effective tools in their efforts to anticipate and ideally prevent violent conflict? Here’s an overview.…

Joel Sandhu and GGF 2030 fellow Jodi Allemeier break down the tactics of Cape Town's citizen activists and talk about what others can learn from their recognition that democracy is not a dialogue, but a tussle to develop effective strategies for change at the city level.…

Angeblich will die EU eine Weltordnung, die auf Kooperation und Regeln gründet. Doch zugleich beharrt sie darauf, den IWF-Chefposten zu besetzen. Beides passt nicht zusammen.…

Claiming the privilege of naming the IMF's top official is completely out of touch with how the European Union should want to be seen around the world. Time to give it up.…

Technological illiteracy exacerbates threats to Western democracies. The US and Europe need to be prepared to face a world dominated by new technologies. While real transatlantic policy coordination looks unlikely any time soon, there is still plenty of room for lower-stakes cooperation to promote tech expertise among legislators.…

Degrees of academic freedom should affect universities’ reputations, but there is no reliable data on violations of academic freedom in higher education institutions worldwide. GPPi is piloting a comparative global measurement on academic freedom to address this gap.…

As Hong Kongers continue to rise up against a controversional extradition bill, Joel Sandhu explains what is at stake for the territory.…

In 2017, GPPi developed a new template to streamline reporting in the humanitarian sector. A subsequent two-year pilot of the template showed that it is an important building block in achieving the Grand Bargain commitment to simplify and harmonize reporting requirements.…

The Colombian city's treasury department uses a bot to tackle tax evasion online. But even the best ideas run into bureaucracy.…

The narrative of proxy warfare can misdiagnose the nature of the threat and help escalate a geopolitical standoff based on what are in reality local actors’ strategic positionings and machinations.…

The new draft EU Regulation that aims to prevent online platforms from being abused to spread terrorist content is misguided and gravely threatens freedom of expression.…

The final reports of the GGF 2030 fellows draw up scenarios for the future(s) of global migration governance, the role of cities, and the shape of the global order ten years from now.…