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While we have particular views on many issues on the Global Agenda, and have commissioned and will continue to promote research into questions affecting these, we are also conscious of the valuable work being done by many other institutions and researchers, some of whom have decades of experience in grappling with aspects of these challenging topics.

In this section of the site – Other Voices – by far the largest of all, we offer a wide cross-section of views and insights.

The Four Big Questions Shaping Democracy in Africa

Posted Apr 10, 2025| by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Although 2025 offers a more modest slate of elections in Africa than the 2024 "year of elections," it has significant consequences for Africa's democratic trajectory. Democracy's supporters will try to resist executive power grabs; post-coup governments will chart an unclear path; countries with aging leaders... Read More

Africa’s Future Hinges on Revitalizing Multilateralism

Posted on Sep 12, 2024 | in category: Sharing core norms and values | by Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship

The global security architecture that emerged after the end of the Cold War was shaped by two visionary UN Secretaries-General from Africa, Boutros Boutros-Ghali and his successor, Kofi Annan. In his article for the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, Pretoria, Adekeye Adebajo outlines several... Read More

The Young Person’s Guide to Systems Change

Posted on Apr 02, 2025 | in category: Sharing core norms and values | by Club of Rome

This guide by the Club of Rome is designed as a collaborative space that empowers young people to develop a deep understanding of systems thinking and apply it to transform the world around them. Authors Nolita Mvunelo, Matias Lara, Vanessa Terschluse, Kristen Miller et al... Read More

Girl Goals: What Has Changed for Girls? Adolescent Girls’ Rights over 30 Years

Posted on Mar 18, 2025 | in category: Sharing core norms and values | by United Nations Children’s Fund and UN Women and Plan International

Girls carry generations of potential and impact. They are essentially the carriers of the future, yet they face significant challenges to their well-being and development. Despite significant achievements over the last three decades, millions of adolescent girls across the world today are still out of... Read More

Cultural Ambassadors: The Role of Diasporas in Promoting Cultural Diplomacy and Development

Posted on Mar 26, 2025 | in category: Sharing core norms and values | by Policy Center of the New South

Culture, diasporas, and diplomacy are strongly connected when it comes to promoting exchanges and fostering social inclusion, economic development, and building transcontinental bridges, suggests Florencio Venté in his blog post for the Policy Center of the New South. He explores the nexus of these three... Read More

A Blue Pacific Rules-Based Order: “Our Home, Our Rules”

Posted on Mar 18, 2025 | in category: Sharing core norms and values | by Development Policy Center

For years, the US and its allies have framed the Pacific within the “Indo-Pacific” strategic construct – primarily aimed at maintaining US primacy and containing a rising and more ambitious China. While China has touted its support for a “rules-based international order”, it has sought... Read More

The Continuing Ban on Girls’ Education in Afghanistan

Posted on Apr 01, 2025 | in category: Sharing core norms and values | by Development Policy Centre

The ruling Taliban deem that the global education curriculum does not align with Islamic principles and Afghan culture. They claim that modern education promotes western culture and values. The ban on girls’ education persists not only to demonstrate who is in control in Afghanistan, while... Read More