Blog
Our blogs aim to capture the main features of global problems, analyze them and suggest partial or full-fledged solutions, thereby making innovative and actionable contributions toward a more sustainable, inclusive, prosperous and peaceful world.
Anchoring Economic Growth and Development in the Pursuit of Human Flourishing
Richard Samans, Dennis Snower Blog postLeveraging Indigenous Knowledge for a Resilient Circular Economy
Amara Phillips, Yame Nkgowe Blog postShortcut to a Brighter Future: How Technology Is Transforming Education in Somalia
Victor Magere Blog postG20 and COP29 in Times of Crisis
Katri Bertram Blog postA Path Beyond GDP and Shareholder Value
Marc Fleurbaey Blog postHow Is the World Really Doing on the SDGs?
Homi Kharas, John W. McArthur Blog postThree Pathways to Mitigating AI Power Concentration
Matt Prewitt Blog postPodcast
Our podcasts feature insights, research, and activities from GSI and our network through relaxed, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders, policymakers, practitioners, and leading figures from civil society.
Episode 1: Multilateralism in a Fragmented World
Vidisha Mishra, Ole Spies, Dennis Snower, Elizabeth SidiropoulosIn this inaugural episode, GSI President Professor Dennis J. Snower speaks with Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Chief Executive of the South African Institute of International Affairs, about South Africa’s…
PodcastEpisode 2: Emerging Powers, Evolving Platforms
Vidisha Mishra, Ole Spies, Dennis Snower, Bambang BrodjonegoroIn this episode, we sit down with Prof. Bambang Brodjonegoro, former Indonesian Finance Minister, key architect of Indonesia’s G20 presidency, and incoming Dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute,…
PodcastPublications
Our publications address shared global problems, focusing on issues such as climate change and SDGs, biodiversity loss, equality, social and financial needs, the role of digital technologies and AI, multilateralism and global governance, access to natural resources, trade disruptions and security. They are made up of longer papers and action-oriented briefs.
Beyond Pledges
Helge Sigurd Næss-SchmidtThe global community has defined ambitious goals for the attainment of economic, social and environmental objectives, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on Emerging Market and…
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Results
Bridging the Data Gap: How the Data-to-Policy Navigator Empowers Policymakers
You cannot solve 21st-century problems with 20th-century tools. Yet too often, governments are flying blind – trying to navigate climate shocks, gender inequality, and pandemic fallout without the data…
Redefining Prosperity: Placing Well-being at the Heart of Policy
There is growing recognition around the globe that prosperity can no longer be defined solely in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). This is further demonstrated in the priorities set by South Africa…
Episode 2: Emerging Powers, Evolving Platforms
In this episode, we sit down with Prof. Bambang Brodjonegoro, former Indonesian Finance Minister, key architect of Indonesia’s G20 presidency, and incoming Dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute,…
Redirecting Business Performance
“What governance and policy framework will align financial profit of business with environmental sustainability and social flourishing?” That is the question that must be answered if we are to achieve the…
Anchoring Economic Growth and Development in the Pursuit of Human Flourishing
In the fifteen or so years since the Great Financial Crisis, a global consensus has emerged that economic governance requires fundamental change. Countless international agreements have committed governments…