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Dec 13, 2024 | 
theglobalobservatory.org | Max-otto Baumann |Anna Novoselova
Seventy years after developing countries banded together to form the Group of 77 (G77) during the first United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the group is still—and perhaps increasingly so—a formidable force at the United Nations. Yet the decision-making processes of the G77 remain enigmatic.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
globalpolicyjournal.com | Stephan Klingebiel |Max-otto Baumann |Andy Sumner
For many countries in the Global South, Trump’s second term might not come as a major surprise—nor necessarily as a setback. This sentiment may resonate among autocratic leaders and others, such as some policymakers in India, who see strategic advantages in the anticipated U.S. policy shift. With Trump likely to retreat from multilateral organizations like entities of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, a vacuum in the Western-dominated rules-based order could emerge.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
theglobalobservatory.org | Max-otto Baumann |Sebastian Haug
The United Nations (UN) had a record income of USD 74 billion in 2022 (the last year for which complete numbers are available). That is almost double what it was a decade earlier. Yet, instead of celebrations, the current UN financing year began with a letter by the UN Secretary-General warning member states of an “accelerating liquidity crisis” in the UN Secretariat.
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May 24, 2024 | 
idos-research.de | Sebastian Haug |Max-otto Baumann
Power shifts in international organisations: China at the United Nations Haug, Sebastian / Rosemary Foot / Max-Otto Baumann Externe Publikationen (2024) in: Global Policy 15 (S2) Special Issue, 5-17 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13368 Open access The People's Republic of China is central to current debates about power shifts in international organisations, but a systematic and comprehensive assessment of China-related shifts has been missing.
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May 24, 2024 | 
idos-research.de | Max-otto Baumann |Sebastian Haug |Silke Weinlich
From developing country to superpower?
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May 23, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sebastian Haug |Sustainability Bonn Germany |Max-otto Baumann
1 CHINA, THE UN AND SHIFTS IN POWER: AN INTRODUCTION Changing power constellations among states have been an integral feature of academic research and policy discussions on international organisations and global politics (Acharya, 2018; Gilpin, 1981; Goddard, 2018; Hurrell, 2013; Tammen et al., 2000). A major cause of the renewed attention to international shifts in power has been the resurgence of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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May 23, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Max-otto Baumann |Sustainability Bonn Germany |Sebastian Haug |Silke Weinlich
China should assume greater responsibility in the UN development pillar, in particular by providing voluntary funding in line with its economic abilities. While China has considerable potential to co-shape the programmatic orientation of UN development work, Southern member states need to make sure that their interests and ownership in China-led multilateral processes are respected.
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May 16, 2024 | 
idos-research.de | Max-otto Baumann |Sebastian Haug
Universality in action: why and how United Nations development work should engage with high-income countries Baumann, Max-Otto / Sebastian Haug Discussion Paper 5/2024 Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) ISBN: 978-3-96021-230-0 DOI: https://doi.org/10.23661/idp5.2024 Preis: 6 € This Discussion Paper makes the case for universality in United Nations (UN) development work.
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May 2, 2024 | 
idos-research.de | Mark Furness |Max-otto Baumann
Staatsräson, Gaza-Krieg und der Schaden an der regelbasierten Weltordnung Furness, Mark / Max-Otto Baumann Die aktuelle Kolumne (2024) Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Die aktuelle Kolumne vom 02.05.2024 Bonn, 2. Mai 2024. Seit dem Terror-Angriff der Hamas auf Israel am 7. Oktober 2023 rechtfertigt die Bundesregierung ihre politische und militärische Unterstützung von Israels Krieg in Gaza mit dem Prinzip der „Staatsräson“.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
globalpolicyjournal.com | Stephan Klingebiel |Max-otto Baumann
The upcoming US presidential election in November 2024 could have a dramatic impact on global politics, especially if Donald Trump returns to the White House for a second term. While his first presidency was characterised by chaos and populism, ‘Trump 2.0’ would have even more profound consequences for the multilateral order and global cooperation. This raises some serious questions for Europe.
