Global Governance articles from July 2005

Global Governance archives from July 2005

Painful partnership: the United States, the European Union, and global governance.(GLOBAL INSIGHTS)
July 1, 2005... With new worldwide threats, post-Iraq war tensions, and the United Nations under siege, democracies should take the lead in forming a new coalition united behind a common global security agenda--as hinted by the High-Level Panel on Threats,...

A shared responsibility for a more secure world.(GLOBAL INSIGHTS)
July 1, 2005... The Iraq war roiled the UN-centered world of diplomacy as few other issues have since 1945. No one disputed the abhorrent nature of Saddam Hussein's regime, but many questioned the circumstances governing the use of force. After March...

Human rights and counterterrorism in global governance: reputation and resistance.
July 1, 2005... Focusing on U.S. and Asian state behavior, and UN and Asia-Pacific organizations, I explore the argument that a reputation for effectiveness in the counterterrorist campaign has become more significant than a reputation for defending human...

International legal consensus and the control of excess state violence.
July 1, 2005... The dramatic increase in the level of global governance through multilateral institutions is leading to changes in the theoretical underpinnings of international law and its role in contemporary world politics. In specific, well-defined areas...

The Ralph Bunche centennial: peace operations then and now.
July 1, 2005... A century after the birth of a father of peacekeeping, Ralph Bunche, UN peace operations have changed dramatically. The narrowly defined, lightly armed, strictly neutral operations of Bunche's day have become complex, multidisciplinary...

A global disease and its governance: HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and the agency of NGOs.
July 1, 2005... This article provides a theoretical assessment of the agency attributed to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) within the emerging international governance of HIV/AIDS. The analysis, which focuses on the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa,...

"Our poverty is a world full of dreams": reforming the World Bank (1).
July 1, 2005... Under what circumstances do international organizations change their operations and routines? Examining the recent Strategic Compact reform initiative, we argue that change in the World Bank is "triggered" by a complex set of factors stemming...

Getting away with torture.(prisoner abuse)
July 1, 2005... The Bush administration's use of torture and inhumane treatment has undermined one of the most basic global standards governing how governments can treat people under their control. Contrary to the efforts of the administration to pass this...