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They all contribute to our mission of mobilizing change to recouple economic progress with social and environmental prosperity. They bridge vision, recommendation and action, and include analysis of pressing global issues, reflections on strategic policy areas, and interdisciplinary research-based insights.

Building Digital Infrastructure Ready for the AI Era

Sarah Nicole, Vidisha Mishra, Jessica Theodule, Mateo Rodriguez Publication

The ⿻ Plural Stack

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The Return of Empire? Rethinking Colonialism in a Fragmenting World Order

Dennis Snower, Margo Thomas Article

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Rebuilding Trust in a Polarized World: Reflections from the 12th China and Globalization Forum

Sebastian Schwark Event Report

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Towards Reconstitution of the G20

Dennis Snower Article

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Can Climate Finance Reduce Inequality, or Risk Deepening It?

Ole Spies Blog post

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Roundtable discussion on ‘EU-Latin America green partnership: what role can trade and investments play?

Rémy Weber Event Report

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The CEEW-GSI India Roundtables: Unpacking the Geopolitics and Macroeconomics of Mid-Century Development Goals

Helge Sigurd Næss-Schmidt Event Report

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Next Steps for the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Integration into Wider Climate Diplomacy

Helge Sigurd Næss-Schmidt Policy Brief

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Shaping the Future: Human Flourishing and Mid-Century Development Goals

Rémy Weber Blog post

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Preparing for a New G20 Alignment

Dennis Snower Article

Shaping a Pro-Human AI Future: GSI’s Key Takeaways from the India AI Impact Summit

Mateo Rodriguez Event Report

Solution Spaces

Solution Spaces offers an international, multistakeholder forum for ideas to promote solutions to global problems with an array of accessible formats.

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Redirecting Business Performance

The Global Solutions Initiative and the Oxford Initiative on Rethinking Performance at the Saïd Business School are delighted to announce the launch of a series on Redirecting Business Performance.…

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Next Steps for the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Integration into Wider Climate Diplomacy

Helge Sigurd Næss-Schmidt

The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) marks a pivotal step in aligning climate ambition with global trade. As carbon- and trade-exposed industries—such as shipping, aviation,…

Policy Brief

Reconstructing Global Cooperation in a Neorealist Moment

Henning Meyer, Christian Kastrop, Andreas Klasen

The global order is undergoing a fundamental shift towards a “Neorealist Moment,” in which power politics has returned to the center of international relations and multilateral frameworks are fragmenting along…

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Roadmap for G20 Nations to Scale Green Hydrogen Trade and Navigate Energy Security and Economic Resilience

Ankur Malyan, Elena Essa, Parimal Kogekar, Joaquin Rosas, Jagabanta Ningthoujam, Oleksiy Tatarenko, Thomas Koch Blank, Akshima Ghate

Green hydrogen is emerging as a key driver of economic growth and energy security, offering G20 nations a viable path to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and enhance…

Policy Brief

How the G20 Can Promote Innovative Reform of the Global Debt Architecture

Rémy Weber, José Siaba Serrate, Kathrin Berensmann, Richard H. Carey, C. Randall Henning, Alan S. Alexandroff, Colin Bradford

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging market economies, and especially low-income countries (LICs), have been facing a potential debt crisis. While a catastrophic wave of defaults and a systemic crisis…

Policy Brief

Global Solutions Journal Issue 11

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INTERSECTING Publication Series

INTERSECTING has been launched by the Global Solutions Initiative and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and is distributed by the Global Solutions Initiative. It is geared…

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Building Digital Infrastructure Ready for the AI Era

Sarah Nicole, Vidisha Mishra, Jessica Theodule, Mateo Rodriguez

Based on a year-long study of 13 countries across 5 continents, this report finds that digital infrastructure has become a core instrument of governance, shaping state capacity, public trust,…

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The ⿻ Plural Stack

The paper introduces “plural protocol ecosystems” as a comprehensive alternative to the centralized, extractive digital infrastructures currently dominated by massive tech monopolies. It argues that…

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LEVERAGING MULTILATERAL CLIMATE FUNDS TO TACKLE INEQUALITY AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS

João Francisco Araújo Maria, Derya Bischoff, Arabo Ewinyu, Lauren Hermanus, Anthony Kamande, Mikatekiso Kubayi, Holger Kuhle, Nithi Nesadurai, Miriam W. Orio Omolo, Frank Vanaerschot, Rémy Weber, Rawane Yasser

Multilateral Climate Funds were established to operationalize the commitments of the Paris Agreement. However, these funds operate in a context of multidimensional, multiscale inequalities: economic,…

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Building Digital Infrastructure for the AI Era

Sarah Nicole, Vidisha Mishra, Mateo Rodriguez

This joint briefing addresses one of today’s most pressing governance challenges: how can “Middle Power” states develop digital infrastructure while navigating digital sovereignty imperatives, safeguarding…

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