Transnational Bodies

OSCE Pushes for Official Legal Status

May 08, 2015

In a recent seminar held by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE"), diplomats and OSCE Parliamentarians called for the legal status of the international organization to be strengthened in order to more effectively deal with international crises.
EU Pushes for International Investment Court in TTIP

May 06, 2015

EurActiv reports that in their negotiations with the U.S. over the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ("TTIP"), EU officials are pushing for a move toward an "international investment court" with permanent judges that would resolve complaints from investors against governments.
Report Proposes Global Governance of Cyber Security

April 29, 2015

A report from the Zurich Insurance Group and the ESADEgeo Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics calls for the creation of "supranational governance bodies" whose purpose would be to counter threats to global cyber security.
IMF Director Calls for Carbon Tax

April 22, 2015

At the recent World Bank Climate Ministerial Meeting in Washington, D.C., International Monetary Fund ("IMF") Director Christine Lagarde called for governments to place taxes on carbon emissions and to offset increases in energy costs with a social safety net for the poor.
Wang: AIIB Distracts from China's Economic Needs

April 22, 2015

In a brief published by the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Hongying Wang writes that China's development of an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ("AIIB"), while a diplomatic triumph over the U.S., may not be helpful to the country's long-term economic health.
OSCE Representative Seeks Review of U.S. Justice System

April 15, 2015

U.S. Senator and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Special Representative Benjamin Cardin has expressed concern over a recent police shooting in South Carolina, arguing that it shows the need for a "full review of the inequalities in the U.S. justice system."
OSCE Calls for Election Observers to Consider Campaign Finance

April 15, 2015

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") has announced the publication of a new handbook that describes how election observer groups should evaluate campaign finance issues as part of their observation missions.
OSCE Pushes Human Rights in National Border Policies

April 15, 2015

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") recently held a training in Tajikistan to press national officials to implement the international human rights agenda when responding to terrorism issues at the border.
Bloomberg View Criticizes West's Response to China Bank

April 14, 2015

A Bloomberg View editorial criticizes the U.S. and Europe for the success of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ("AIIB"), created by China to compete with Western development banks, due to their failure to reform the traditional development institutions and to their divided response to the creation of the AIIB.
OECD Calls for French Labor and Spending Reforms

April 14, 2015

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") has called for the French Government to contribute to an economic recovery in the country through labor reform and a reduction in public spending.