Progress on some means of implementation targets is moving rapidly: personal remittances are at an all-time high, an increasing proportion of the global population has access to the Internet and the Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries has been established. Yet, significant challenges remain: ODA is declining, private investment flows are not well aligned with sustainable development, there continues to be a significant digital divide and there are ongoing trade tensions. Enhanced international cooperation is needed to ensure that sufficient means of implementation exist to provide countries the opportunity to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
This paper argues that the strategies firms employ to cope with political risks in authoritarian countries are often, due to a lack of institutionalized political access and credible commitments in…
A growing number of developed country governments link good governance, including human rights, to developing countries’ access to aid, trade, and investment. We consider whether governments enforce these conditions sincerely,…
The US and China can mitigate strategic competition in cyberspace by building channels of cybersecurity cooperation through dialogue and joint action in areas where their interests align.
Many researchers around the world are working to apply gene editing technologies with the hope of safely and effectively engineering populations of insects and other pest arthropods in the wild…
The Policy Design and Evaluation Lab (PDEL) is an international focal point for rigorous empirical research on the interplay of public policy, technology, and economic development. PDEL combines advanced social…
This book presents an overview of inter-American relations during the first two decades of the twenty-first century.
US markets are more open to foreign imports than those of other TPP members. TPP would level the playing field for US firms in foreign markets. Increased export growth could…
Global warming is one of today's greatest challenges. The science of climate change leaves no doubt that policies to cut emissions are overdue. Yet, after twenty years of international talks…
