The first all-Scotland international relations institute
A hub for collaborative policy-relevant research and a home for informed, non-partisan debate on all areas of foreign and security policy broadly defined.
State of the World: Inclusive & Sustainable Futures
Across academia and civil society, an expanding range of alternative approaches to achieving sustainable futures in a just and equitable way are gaining traction. They are driven by a shared concern about the social, cultural and environmental impacts of mainstream pathways to financial and technological growth.
Spotlight Podcast: The Future of Development Aid
In this episode of Spotlight, the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Public Policy’s podcast, the presenters and guests discuss global challenges, asking the important question: do we still value development aid?
Foreign Aid and What Comes Next
Foreign aid, a lifeline for millions of people, is in crisis. Globally, budgets are subject to severe cuts, and aid agencies have been dismantled or subsumed. These policy decisions are having profound social impacts in the Global South and driving renewed attention to a future beyond aid.
Scotland as a Champion of the Multilateral Trade System
The multilateral trade system is facing a period of significantly and potentially transformative change. Established institutions are under increasing pressure from rising economic nationalism, intensifying geopolitical competition and a shift away from traditional models of cooperation.
Transatlantic Relations – the EU-US Relationship and the EU-NATO Relationship
Historically, there have been many instances in which transatlantic relations were perceived to be in a state of crisis.
Global Nuclear Disorder in a Third Nuclear Age
The global nuclear order, established during the first nuclear age of the Cold War and reinforced during the second nuclear age of the post-Cold War era, is made up of a complex architecture of institutions, treaties and conventions, as well as global norms and practices which govern and control nuclear weapons and their delivery systems. This nuclear order, which has evolved since 1945 alongside the liberal rules-based international order, has maintained order and security by setting deliberate limits on nuclear weapons and their delivery systems
