In their letter to The Guardian of 19 October 2022 to mark world population growing to 8 billion people, Robin Maynard (Population Matters) and John Seager (Population Connection) focus on the risks to planetary sustainability arising from human population growth. However, their focus on population growth is simplistic and fails to grasp the imbalance of… Read More »
Time to relocate? Making global institutions resilient to pressure and fit for the future The record of the past week following the inauguration of the new President of the USA shows how big the risk is of keeping the UN headquarters and that of the IMF and World Bank so firmly in the USA. Donald… Read More »
The closer Donald Trump’s inauguration comes, the more fired up the language of all those asking for a global economy based on bilateral deals between the most privileged nations seems to become. There is no glossing over the problematic impact of an unfettered globalisation, dominated by those with the greatest bargaining power and to the… Read More »
There is a strong argument to be made that Trump’s challenge to the US political establishment is also a challenge to the wide range of global public organisations which are part of the way the whole system works. The World Bank, IMF and WTO may be the usual suspects for many people. Next in line,… Read More »
One of the paradoxes of the narrow vote by people in the UK to ask for a BREXIT is that in fact the worst (and again unfounded) fears of those arguing to leave the European Union may come true. Unless the resolution is cathartic by way of a separation of Scotland (and possibly other parts… Read More »
Most important decisions taken at popular level about political direction are about the image of a future we want, rather than a secure prediction about what it will be like. This is why, unless there is major discontent on the economic front, perspectives on issues that speak to emotions such as safety and security, justice… Read More »
The ROCsalt blog is a space intended for sharing and discussion of analysis, thoughts and views on issues associated with the reform of internationally operating organisations, their policies, structures and ways of working. We will also use it to share links to other resources that we find helpful in our area of work and that… Read More »
One can be forgiven for losing track for how many times since the 2nd World War a period has been described ‘ as the worst refugee crisis’ to date. We are again in one of these periods. UNHCR estimates that close to 100 million people are currently displaced due to man made disasters, in and… Read More »