Transnational Bodies

Article: Palestine ICC Action Warrants Cut-off in U.S. Aid

April 10, 2015

Brett Schaefer, James Phillips, and Steven Groves of the Heritage Foundation write that the U.S. Congress should cut off funding to Palestinians following their acceptance of membership at the International Criminal Court ("ICC") at the beginning of April.
Paper: Arctic Council Should Reject EU Membership

April 10, 2015

A Heritage Foundation paper argues that the U.S., which will soon become the chair of the multilateral policy forum The Arctic Council, should use its chairmanship to safeguard national sovereignty in the Arctic by blocking the application of the European Commission to become an observer at the Council.
Shapiro: China Efforts May "Upend" World Order

April 09, 2015

Jeremy Shapiro of the Brookings Institution writes that China's efforts toward global governance, including its establishment of an Asian Infrastructure Development Bank that competes with Western development banks, may be a sign that China is rejecting the current Western-based "international order."
OSCE Presses for Human Rights-Compliant Anti-Terrorism Efforts

March 25, 2015

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights recently held a workshop in Warsaw training counter-terrorism experts to respond to foreign terrorist fighters in "a human rights-compliant and gender-sensitive manner."
Minister Calls for Expanded OSCE-CoE Cooperation

March 20, 2015

The Belgium Foreign Minister and current Chair of the Council of Europe's ("CoE") Committee of Ministers Didier Reynders has called on the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") and the CoE to further cooperate to confront issues such as intolerance and rule of law threats throughout Europe.
IMF Calls for Redistribution Strategies in Japan Conference

March 19, 2015

At a recent conference in Tokyo, Japan, representatives of the International Monetary Fund ("IMF") called for Asian countries to adopt redistribution strategies to confront economic inequality and promote growth.
Commentators Praise OECD's Global Governance Strategy

March 19, 2015

Stewart Patrick and Naomi Egel of the Council on Foreign Relations have praised the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ("OECD") for maintaining its relevance in the global governance of economic development in recent years by reaching out to emerging economies.
UN Supports Efficiency Alliance Among G7

March 18, 2015

Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme Achim Steiner has praised Germany's plan to create an alliance for resource efficiency among G7 countries - the countries with the seven largest economies - and pressure other governments around the world to adopt the UN's environmental agenda.
Reding Calls for Global Investment Court

March 18, 2015

Member of the European Parliament Viviane Reding has called for the negotiations on a trade agreement between the EU and the U.S. to lead to the establishment of an International Investment Court to set rules on investment throughout the world.
OSCE Pushes Counter-terrorism Human Rights Training

March 18, 2015

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights recently provided a training for national human rights trainers in order to create a curriculum for government officials to fight terrorism in a human rights-compliant fashion.