Deborah Sanders Reader in Defence and Security Studies at the Defence Studies Department of King’s College London
Cooperation Between European Small Navies in the Black Sea: Potential for Alternative Naval Operations Analysis Free seafaring in the Black Sea has been limited since the Russian Annexation of Crimea. How can Europe assist its partners in the region while defusing tensions at the same time? Deborah Sanders
Sithembile Mbete Lecturer in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria, Associate Fellow of the Centre for Governance Innovation (GovInn) at the University of Pretoria
South Africa’s Successes in Forming Alliances for Multilateralism in the United Nations Security Council Analysis Having a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council can provide valuable opportunities for multilateral endeavors. Active engagement of other members in the Council is key to achieving cooperation and safeguarding this institution of multilateralism. Sithembile Mbete
Amrita Narlikar President of the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and Professor of International Relations at the University of Hamburg
Izabella Teixeira Former Minister for the Environment in Brazil (2010-2016); UN High Level Advisory Board Member on Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA); Co-Chair International Resource Panel – IRP/UNEP; Senior Fellow of Brazilian Center of International Relations - CEBRI
Reforming the World Trade Organization Background The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is a crucial institution for the governance of international trade. It has been characterized by frequent deadlocks in the past; current trade war dynamics further exacerbate the need for reforms. What are opportunities and challenges in the present debate? Amrita Narlikar
Jennifer Cassidy Departmental Lecturer in Global Governance and Diplomacy at the University of Oxford
Karthik Nachiappan Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore
Redirecting Multilateralism: Will India Seize the Opportunity? Analysis India is a rising power, a necessary player when it comes to regional and international security, global trade, as well as climate action. There has been some change in its approach and strategy in these policy fields, whenever multilateral efforts benefit national interests. Karthik Nachiappan