The current crisis was generated neither by a rare ‘black swan’ nor by a well visible ‘grey rhino’. Instead, it was a simple ‘bee in a car’ that caused this disaster.
Any crisis holds an opportunity, and COVID-19 has the potential to reinvigorate global solidarity and play its part in saving multilateralism from its ultimate demise.
At a time of coronavirus, governments all have an interest in understanding and countering the spread of misinformation on social media platforms.
The spectacle of militarization functions as part of a culture of division and fragmentation, all the while refusing ask how the US shares elements of a fascist politics.
The re-building following the pandemic will require not only resilience and a continued fight for what we hold dear, but also to recognise the limits of rationalist universalism.
It’s important to be aware that negotiations can be faced in the field before entering it and to know that such feelings of fear, failure, and discomfort are expected.
The preponderance of China and the broader Global South have already begun transforming IR theory, whilst themselves undergoing occasional clashes.
The ICC acts as a beacon of mainstream transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict settings, which is demonstrated through the ‘peace versus justice debate’.
As the COVID-19 crisis recedes some states will be eager to rebuild their economies, even if it means dismissing previously agreed international climate change goals.
There is a need to problematise the notion of ‘failure’ through its reliance on and reproduction of reflexivity as a positioned practice advocated by scholars.
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