Transnational Bodies

OECD: Regulate Finance to Reduce Income Inequality

July 07, 2015

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") has published a report calling on countries to increase regulation of financial institutions in order to prevent worsening income inequality it says comes from "too much finance."
OSCE Seeks to Advance UN Climate Agenda

June 12, 2015

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Chairman-in-Office Ivica Dacic recently called for countries to contribute to renewable energy and to cooperate in advancing "sustainability," arguing that environmental degradation produces conflict and endangers security.
OSCE Pushes Climate Agenda Through Aarhus Meeting

June 11, 2015

Seeking to link its security focus with the global climate agenda, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") recently held an annual meeting of Aarhus Centres, set up to advance an international treaty on access to information and justice on environmental issues, including climate change.
OSCE and Ukraine Sign Human Rights Agreement

June 10, 2015

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") and the Government of Ukraine have signed an agreement providing for cooperation between the OSCE and Ukraine on ensuring that the country's legislation and policies comply with international human rights standards.
Countries Sign on to OECD Financial Information Regime

June 10, 2015

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") has announced that seven new countries, including Australia, Canada, and India, have signed on to an international agreement to exchange financial information in order to strengthen global governance of the prevention of tax evasion.
NGOs Express Mixed Reaction to G7 Climate Pledge

June 10, 2015

The Guardian reports that some nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") are not satisfied with the pledge by leaders of the G7 group of countries at a recent summit to phase out carbon use by the end of the century, with some calling for an immediate limitation on long-term fossil fuel projects.
Schaefer: Freedom at Stake in Internet Governance Shift

June 09, 2015

Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation explains why the stakes are high for freedom of expression in recent negotiations over the potential transfer of oversight of the internet from private actors to a global governance body that could be influenced by authoritarian national governments.
Patrick Calls on G-7 to Advance Global Governance

June 09, 2015

Stewart Patrick of the Council on Foreign Relations recently called on the G-7 group of countries, meeting at Schloss Elmau in Germany, to push forward global governance in areas such as health, economic growth, and combating global warming.
Sessions: TPP Deal May Advance Global Governance

June 08, 2015

US Senator Jeff Sessions has expressed concern that a "living agreement" provision in the Trans-Pacific Partnership ("TPP"), currently in negotiation between the US and Asian countries, would create a TPP Commission that advances global governance at the expense of US sovereignty.
OSCE Pushes "Environmental Security" in Kyrgyzstan

June 05, 2015

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") recently held a roundtable session in the capital of Kyrgyzstan on how to achieve "environmental security" in the country.