GWU Hosts Heine for Webinar on Active Non-Alignment for Latin America
Ambassador Heine argues that a policy of active non-alignment is especially urgent given the ongoing and divisive war in Ukraine as well as the financial crisis in Latin America, the worst in 120 years.
Najam Comments on Commitments to COP27 Loss and Damage Fund
Professor Najam argued that the idea that the fund would reach $2 trillion per year, even across all contributing nations, was “practically an impossibility,” especially because the amount committed and pledged to the fund is still zero dollars.
Selin Comments on Issues Surrounding World Cup
Professor Selin comments on the importance of the World Cup being hosted in the Middle East for the first time, whether this global event is being dragged into ideological and political battles, and more.
Heine Keynote Explores BRICS and the Reimagining of Global Governance
Ambassador Heine elaborates on the rise of the BRICS group over the course of the past decade and a half, the various stages it has gone through, the significance of the Shanghai-based New Development Bank, and the potential addition of new members, like Argentina and/or Indonesia.
Najam Keynotes Australasian Aid Conference 2022
Professor Najam posits that “the onset of climate change fundamentally changes the nature of climate policy and of climate politics, and in the ‘Age of Adaptation’ climate IS development.”
Najam Discusses COP27 Loss and Damage Fund in “CBC” Interview
In an ideal world, Professor Najam says that the loss and damage fund would be structured so that those countries whose emissions are high pay for the damages done to those whose emissions are low. However, he notes that the fund will likely be funded by voluntary contributions coming not out of a responsibility to address damages done but out of a humanitarian desire to help those in need.
Heine Offers Thoughts on Boric’s Plan for Chile’s Pension System
“Approval of the government’s pension reform bill should be a no-brainer…Yet, the government does not have a majority in Congress. Also, the defeat of the new constitution on Sept. 4 left the president weakened, and prospects for the bill are uncertain.”
Najam Offers Thoughts on COP27 Climate Loss and Damage Fund
“Everyone wants to disguise this text [on the new loss and damage fund] as a success. This is really the triumph of hope over experience, a hollow win.”
Madison Romo (Pardee ’22) Awarded Charles B. Rangel Fellowship
The Rangel Graduate Fellowship is a program that aims to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State in which they can help formulate, represent, and implement U.S. foreign policy. For Romo, “receiving the Rangel Fellowship is truly a dream come true.”
Lukes Publishes Essay on Second President of Czechoslovakia
“Beneš maintained the dignity of the presidential office, which Masaryk instilled in it and which the Castle deserves. And his biggest political mistakes look innocent compared to the crimes of the Nazis and Communists who followed him.”
Gallagher Interviewed on Hyperinflation and its Potential Global Fallout
“Impacts [of hyperinflation] in the US might not be huge in terms of economics, but the lack of action politically will hurt us globally.”
Najam Speaks at International Institute of Systems Analysis Conference
Professor Najam argued that in a highly turbulent and quickly changing world, the need for good system analysis is greater than ever before but also that what is needed from Systems Analysis has changed; systems science scholars to be ‘more restless, more irreverent, and more bold.’
Heine Interviewed on “Xi-Na in the Century of the Dragon”
Ambassador Heine elaborates on the reasons for the so-called Chinese miracle, as well as the question “What does China want,” which has been described as the main question of the 21st century.
Heine Comments on China’s Continued COVID-19 Lockdown
Ambassador Heine conveys why China is caught in a bind, as too many elderly people have not had booster shots to provide them with sufficient immunity. As a result, the government is finding it difficult to loosen restrictions without causing many deaths.
Garčević Quoted on Rising Tensions Between Kosovo and Serbia
Ambassador Garčević calls on the EU, the U.S., and the UK to act preemptively. He also warns that Serbia is “playing with fire,” escalating the current crisis, but if they are allowed to go further, the situation can spiral out of control.
Heine Offers Insights into Nearshoring of Industries from Asia to Latin America
Ambassador Heine argues that while there are certain countries, like Mexico and Colombia, that are well positioned to take advantage of that possibility, for others it will take a major effort to attract industries and to offer the right conditions for them to stay.
Heine Interviewed on APEC Summit and Evolving Global Economy
China’s influence in Latin America continues to grow; however, increased trade has been greatly beneficial to the economies of the region. Heine hopes that the APEC meeting will give the impetus to bolster trans-Pacific trade that he says is so badly needed today.
Najam Comments on COP27 Loss and Damage Fund for Developing Countries
“Importantly, for now, developing countries got what they wanted: a fund for loss and damage. And developed countries were able to avoid what they have always been unwilling to give: any concrete funding commitments or any acknowledgment of responsibility for reparations.”
Miller Publishes Blog on Perception of U.S. Midterms in India
“In India, as in the United States, the midterms were seen as a referendum on democracy. But while President Biden said the ensuing results were a win for democratic values, Indian analysts interpreted the results as mixed.”
Garčević Delivers Lecture on Montenegro at Foreign Service Institute
Ambassador Garčević covered Montenegrin and regional contemporary policies, the current state of play in Montenegro, internal political dynamics, challenges in the country, as well as external (the third party) influence.