Publications

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Report 02 Apr 2026

Moving from Crisis Management to Resource Mobilization in the UN80 Process

Innovative strategies to sustain the UN amid mounting financial pressures.

Report 01 Apr 2026

General Assembly Responses to Conflict and Crisis Situations

A Follow-on Research Initiative to Assembly for Peace: A Digital Handbook on the UN General Assembly’s Past Practice on Peace and Security

Brief 31 Mar 2026

Governance Developments Shaping Sovereign Credit Assessments

How governance structures shape sovereign credit assessments and the transmission of reforms into ratings.

Brief 25 Mar 2026

Why do Countries Walk Away from International Organizations? And What do Current Breakups Mean for Global Politics?

An analysis shows that withdrawals from international organizations are often strategic, costly, and temporary.

Report 24 Feb 2026

Understanding Middle Powers in Development Cooperation

Capabilities, behaviors and values drive a new era of development leadership.

Brief 17 Feb 2026

Deep-sea Mining

Brief of the Secretary General's Scientific Advisory Board.

Brief 17 Feb 2026

Verification of Frontier AI Models

Brief of the Secretary General's Scientific Advisory Board.

Brief 17 Feb 2026

Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies

Brief of the Secretary General's Scientific Advisory Board.

Report 20 Jan 2026

Unlocking AI’s Potential to Serve Humanity: Robotics, Geospatial AI and Communications Networks

How AI can advance human and planetary well‑being through responsible deployment.

Report 16 Jan 2026

Disaster risk reduction

GeoAI-enabled systems strengthening disaster risk reduction and resilience.