Facing the possibility of a long pandemic
Nobody really knows how this pandemic is set to evolve, whether it is going to last much longer or will run out of steam relatively soon.
Globalization, development and governance
The rise of public development banks in the European financial architecture for development
The COVID-19 pandemic has further heightened the role of Public development banks (PDBs) in the response to the crisis and recovery process towards building back better and greener, in more inclusive, gender sensitive, transformational and impactful ways.
The pandemic’s impact on globalisation
This paper is the latest update of previous analyses of the impact of the pandemic on globalisation, seen through the results of the Elcano Global Presence Index.
Monitoring countries’ commitment against illicit financial flows
This paper argues that engagement against illicit financial flows (IFFs) can easily be measured drawing on official and reliable sources that assess countries against standards on which they have previously agreed. An example of such measurement is provided drawing on the FATF peer review system, and it is suggested that the G20 use it to fill in this global governance gap.
Financing for development: what role for post-pandemic development in low- and middle-income countries?
The COVID-19 crisis could leave long-term scars on economic growth and social development in many low- and middle-income countries. The international financial response should step up its efforts to support countries that did not have enough fiscal space for large-scale support to their households and firms.
The fight against inequality that unites and separates Biden and Xi Jinping
The US and China have a shared problem: the burgeoning inequality despite the growth over the past 20 years
Regional or global player? The EU’s international profile
By means of the Elcano Global Presence Index, this policy paper aims to depict the EU’s international profile while tracking to what extent its features and the objectives of the EU’s global strategy are aligned with the volume, nature and geographical allocation of the Union’s external projection.
Technological power at stake
The UN telecommunications agency may change the course of technological governance, and thus of power, in 2022.
The costs of non-multilateralism
Multilateralism is an alliance of powers and other actors in pursuit of shared goals that we will see come together at COP26 in Glasgow.
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