Research Highlights
Brief
Governance Developments Shaping Sovereign Credit Assessments
How governance structures shape sovereign credit assessments and the transmission of reforms into ratings.
Report
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
Recent Publications
Report
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
Blog Post
Defaulting into transition: how financial cuts are affecting peacekeeping realities
As South Sudan appears on the verge of civil war, a growing mandate-resource gap is weakening UN mission effectiveness and risking lives.
Brief
Governance Developments Shaping Sovereign Credit Assessments
How governance structures shape sovereign credit assessments and the transmission of reforms into ratings.
Brief
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.
Unlocking AI’s Potential to Serve Humanity
Expert Insights
Blog Post
The World Needs an Assembly, Not a Board, of Peace
President Trump's Board of Peace creates a false choice: either action via the Board or inaction via the Security Council. But there is a third way.
Media Coverage
Private credit rating agencies shape Africa’s access to debt. Better oversight is needed
In The Conversation, Daniel Cash explains how private credit rating agencies wield governance-like power over Africa’s access to development finance.
Blog Post
Moving Beyond GDP: Measuring Human and Planetary Well-being
As the UN debates moving beyond GDP, measuring governance, equity and planetary health may redefine what real progress means.
Media Coverage
To Stay Relevant in 2026, the U.N. Must Look Outward
In World Politics Review, Adam Day examines why the UN must prioritize great power deconfliction to remain effective as global tensions rise.
News and Events
News
Future Generations Platform Sets Benchmark for Long-Term Governance
A new interactive platform reveals how long-term thinking is reshaping governance worldwide, from constitutional reforms to citizen-led actions.
Side Event
Unlocking AI’s Potential to Serve Humanity
A high-level fireside chat at Davos to launch the AI for Good flagship report, exploring how artificial intelligence can advance human and planetary well-being.
News
Designing Next-Generation Science-Policy Interfaces
UNU-CPR and the British Academy convene experts to examine models, challenges and opportunities.