New York and Washington, D.C.: MEPs attended UN CSW and discussed women’s rights

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On 6-9 March, a delegation of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee attended the UN Commission on the Status of Women and held meetings in Washington, D.C. on women’s rights. Led by the Chair Robert Biedroń, the delegation attended the 67th session of […]

What is tech diplomacy and why does it matter?

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Technology is an increasingly core dimension of global, economic and industry agendas. Even before the pandemic caused rates of technology adoption to soar, Accenture’s Chief Technology Officer, Paul Daugherty, declared: “Every company is a technology company – some just don’t recognize it yet.” We’re […]

Here’s why the UN’s law of the sea needs an overhaul

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Guy Standing, Professorial Research Associate, SOAS University of London The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was adopted 40 years ago this week, after a quarter of a century of negotiations. The UN Secretary General at […]