Barney Frank, the former Democratic congressman, was fond of saying “‘government’ is the word for the things we do together.” It’s a perverse notion, historically ignorant, eerily authoritarian and ...

Since President Trump released executive order 14169, “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid” on inauguration day and the Department of State released guidance putting a freeze on ...

In Herman Dooyeweerd: Christian Philosopher of State and Civil Society, Jonathan Chaplin shows how Dooyeweerd’s subtle yet powerful analysis of the architecture of society critically illumines ...

Last month I participated in a meeting of a dozen or so foundation leaders and think tankers. We spent two days grappling with, as the invitation put it, the “functions and dysfunctions of the present ...

Autocrats desire a more autocratic world. A lack of transparency opens the door for greater corruption and kleptocracy and normalizes human rights violations. It also creates new international norms, ...

The Civil Society Unit of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) supports civil society engagement towards shaping environmental policies, ensuring their voices resonate loud and clear in UN ...