Global Governance

Although 81 years have passed since the atomic bombing of Japan in August 1945, the rulers of major nations continue their reckless march toward a nuclear holocaust. By Lawrence S. Wittner The nine nuclear powers (the United States, Russia, China,…

Interpretive Essay and Critical Reading of a Foundational Document The speech delivered by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the opening of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference goes far beyond the technological debate. His proposal places artificial intelligence at the…

By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) Following four years of continuous diplomatic maneuvers and complex geopolitical considerations, Bangladesh is finally set to join China’s widely discussed global development framework, the ‘Global Development Initiative’ (GDI). Despite persistent pushes from Beijing…

The processes that are unfolding will take a lot of time to complete, perhaps even a generation or longer, so expectations of a swift transition to full-blown multipolarity should be tempered. The recent SCO Leaders’ Summit in Tianjin drew renewed…

In ancient China, the concept of “Tianxia” (天下) played a central role in the conception of governance and international relations. Literally translated as “everything under heaven”, the term Tianxia represents a vision of a unified and harmonious world, where all…

Global challenges and pathologies (climate change, the destruction of the shared biosphere, poverty and unequal distribution of wealth, profit-orientation, authoritarianism, gender inequality, racism, and more) require worldwide networking and solutions, which, however, must not only be enforced at the global…