Transnational Bodies

Wolf: Russia Engaged in COVID-19 Disinformation Campaign

March 24, 2020

Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has opined that false reports that the U.S. is imposing a national quarantine because of the novel coronavirus are part of a "disinformation campaign" possibly stemming from Russia.
WHO Has Become Global Social Media Influencer

March 18, 2020

Writing in Forbes, Abram Brown opines that, as it addresses the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization is becoming the planets most important social media influencer, consistently putting out life-saving information that successfully catches the attention of the young and old.
U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission Publishes Recommendations for Cybersecurity

March 16, 2020

The U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission has issued a Report providing more than 75 recommendations for action to reduce the risk of large-scale cyberattacks on the nation's critical infrastructure and economic system.
Legrain: Coronavirus Outbreak Bolsters Nationalist and Protectionist Policies

March 16, 2020

Writing in Foreign Policy, Philippe Legrain opines that the coronavirus outbreak has "been a gift" to nativist nationalists and protectionists and is likely to have a long-term impact on the free movement of people and goods.
IMF Urges Policymakers to Introduce Measures to Counter Outbreak

March 11, 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged policymakers across the globe to introduce targeted fiscal, monetary, and financial market measures aimed at helping businesses and households survive the coronavirus outbreak.
IMF Policy Paper Highlights Demographic Headwinds in Central and Eastern Europe

March 04, 2020

According to a July 2019 report of the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) highlighted in a post to the IMF’s Finance & Development blog, the populations of Central and Eastern European countries—with the exception of Turkey—are expected to decrease significantly over the next 30 years, driven by low or negative net birth rates and outward migration, changes that will have significant implications for growth, living standards and fiscal sustainability.
Cyber Norms Processess at a Crossroads

March 03, 2020

Writing at Lawfare, Hoffman, Hollis, and Ruhl explain how organic splintering and contestation among groups competing to develop cyber norms can yield considerable benefits, as each initiative engages different sets of stakeholders uniquely relevant in the cyber context but often overlooked in state-centric processes.
Schmitt: Critics Too Harshly Criticize State of Cyberspace Norming Process

March 03, 2020

Writing at Just Security, Michael Schmitt argues that discussions relating to the application of international law to cyberspace are alive and well in multinational, national, multi-stakeholder, academic, and private fora.
Vatican Backs AI Regulations

March 02, 2020

Vatican officials have developed voluntary guidelines relating to the development and use of artificial intelligence technology, with U.S. tech giants IBM and Microsoft among the first signatories.
U.S. Launches The First-Ever International Religious Freedom Alliance

February 19, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has launched the International Religious Freedom Alliance of countries seeking to reduce acts of violence based on religion or belief, assist the victims and survivors, prosecute the perpetrators, and protect the communities from re-occurrence of such acts.