Benjamin Faude

Many thanks to @randallhenning.bsky.social, Eugenia C. Heldt & @ofioretos.bsky.social for inspiring leadership.

Diana Panke and Sören Stapel address regional IOs. We will be summarizing them and the further contributions to the forum as they are posted.

Mark Pollack addresses the regime complex for trade; I sovereign debt restructuring; @ofioretos.bsky.social and Walter James global financial stability; and @benjaminfaude.bsky.social and Bernhard Reinsberg development finance; @yoramhaftel.bsky.social and Shirley Lukin disaster relief.

In the overview, Heldt, Fioretos and I distinguish between adaption and maladaptation and exogenous and endogenous sources of change in complexes, finding prevalence of endogenous sources is conducive to adaptation. We invite others to investigate further. academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

Thrilled to contribute to this major intervention in the debate on international regime complexity.

Wise words from @lordrickettsp.bsky.social on BBC R4 Today after Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine: UK gov’t has to start a conversation with the people about the threats from Russia & what it means for us. Europe can’t keep hoping that life will return to normal, as long as Trump & Putin are in power.

Those watching Man City vs PSG tonight might as well watch Donald Trump play golf against JD Vance.

I have a new piece out in GSQ, co-authored with B. Reinsberg. Our paper examines how established multilateral development banks respond when new MDBs enter the field. It finds that legacy MDBs generally confront new competitors by undertaking projects within their geographical or sectoral domains.

How to respond to Russian escalation vs Europe & Ukraine… my latest commentary, just gone live… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Eine sehenswerte Arte-Doku zur Entstehung und Entwicklung der BRICS-Gruppe. Man muss nicht jede These der Doku teilen, um sie insgesamt informativ zu finden. www.arte.tv/de/videos/12...

New policy brief for the Global Governance Innovation Platform: How can we build resilient global governance? We argue for building diverse, interconnected governance arrangements before crises occur and fostering leadership, innovation and learning to respond when they do. unu.edu/publication/...

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: We now invite scholars to apply for either a complete Special Issue or a shorter Special Section to be published in Global Environmental Politics in 2028. Proposals due by November 1, 2026. Submission details below & on our website. Repost & share! direct.mit.edu/DocumentLibr...

New policy brief for the Global Governance Innovation Platform: How can we build resilient global governance? We argue for building diverse, interconnected governance arrangements before crises occur and fostering leadership, innovation and learning to respond when they do. unu.edu/publication/...

Have you ever wondered about what we know about the broad patterns, the causes, and the consequences of contestation of IOs? We – @jonastallberg.bsky.social, Michael Zürn and I – did and therefore set out to take stock of the state of the art. Our review is out now in @iojournal.bsky.social.

My department - @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, international relations, theory, or development studies. Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word! Deadline NOV 9.

📢 The Global Policy North Workshop is returning to Glasgow on 19–20 November 2026, and we're delighted to invite expressions of interest. Details in the call below. If you're working on a topic related to global policy or global governance, don't miss this opportunity!

Als Bildungsaufsteiger, der als erstes Kind der Familie Abitur gemacht und studiert hat, aus einem ländlich-katholischen Haushalt ohne Bücher, beschämt mich das. Dieses Land war einmal stolz darauf, über Bildung Chancen zum Aufstieg zu ermöglichen. Jetzt wird Herkunft wieder Schicksal? (Guardian)

📢 Introducing the new Global Policy North Online Workshop Join us for a monthly online forum to share and discuss exciting new research throughout Semester 1. 📄 Details in the CfP. 💬 Questions? Get in touch. We’d love to see you there! Cc: @globalpolicy.bsky.social; @uofgsps.bsky.social

Krasses Interview mit Joschka Fischer heute @zeit.de

🚨 PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨 I am extremely excited that the First View of my new article "Strongmen, Populism, and Soccer: Comparing Silvio Berlusconi, Viktor Orbán, and Donald Trump" is now available. It was quite an ordeal to get it past reviewer 2, but I made it with help of special issue editors.

📢 The Global Policy North Workshop is returning to Glasgow on 19–20 November 2026, and we're delighted to invite expressions of interest. Details in the call below. If you're working on a topic related to global policy or global governance, don't miss this opportunity!

Sehr hoerenswerter Podcast mit @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social, der eine ganze Reihe von Problemen praeziser beschreibt als viele in Deutschland, u.a. die politische Positionierung von Mathias Döpfner. m.youtube.com/watch?v=yDg2...

Drueben bei X teilt ein Professor für Internationale Beziehungen und europäische Politik in voller Ernsthaftigkeit sein "feeling nach intensiver Beobachtung der Gemengelage" und "tippt" auf dieser Grundlage dann den Wahlausgang in Sachen-Anhalt. Man fasst es nicht! Willkommen in der Realsatire!

It was a powerful event with Gordon Brown at the UoG this evening. Launching his new book, Brown energetically linked the breakdown of the rules-based international order to collapsing civic ties ('Bowling alone'). Interesting argument and food for thought!

📢 Introducing the new Global Policy North Online Workshop Join us for a monthly online forum to share and discuss exciting new research throughout Semester 1. 📄 Details in the CfP. 💬 Questions? Get in touch. We’d love to see you there! Cc: @globalpolicy.bsky.social; @uofgsps.bsky.social

Zweifelsohne einer der besten Gegenwartsautoren deutscher Zunge.

Another interesting hour at the Book Festival. How the relationship between humans and AI will evolve over time is one of the questions I’ll keep thinking about.

Interesting event on geopolitical conflict in the Arctic and beyond at the Edinburgh International Book Festival last night. But one thing struck me: I was among the youngest people in the room. How do we get more young people interested in discussing a rapidly changing world order?

I visited the site of the Nuremberg Trials this week. Given the horrors they responded to, it's of course been difficult. At the same time, it has been reassuring. The trials show that it is possible to build international institutions that advance the cause of justice.

The rules-based #order is not doomed to fail – its fate rests with #middlepowers who can fill the gap left by the #US under #Trump! 📖 This is a key takeaway from my book, "After Exit: US withdrawal and alternative leadership," which is now under contract with Oxford University Press #OUP!

Wonderful article on the great Antonin Panenka. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

My latest on global governance in the era of Trump, Putin, and Xi @carnegieendowment.org . As major powers disengage or disrupt, alternatives can sustain cooperation, avoiding stagnation or fragmentation--and a future dominated by predation and closure. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Victory despite being outjürgened by Curaçao. Promising start! 🇩🇪

New blog in @ecprtheloop.bsky.social: How does such competition affect MDBs' performance? We find that competitive pressure improves the quality of newly approved World Bank projects while ongoing projects remain unaffected. Check out our article in @coco-journal.bsky.social: shorturl.at/ou3D8

💰️ How does competition affect the performance of multilateral development banks? 📊 Bernhard Reinsberg & @benjaminfaude.bsky.social show that while pressure improves the quality of newly approved #WorldBank projects, it has no significant effect on ongoing ones. 👉 buff.ly/TZFqn3f

New blog in @ecprtheloop.bsky.social: How does such competition affect MDBs' performance? We find that competitive pressure improves the quality of newly approved World Bank projects while ongoing projects remain unaffected. Check out our article in @coco-journal.bsky.social: shorturl.at/ou3D8

10 big questions about IO withdrawals and member suspensions – and the consequences for countries that exit international organizations. In our latest "Good to Know" - Exiting an international organization. goodauthority.org/news/good-to...

What a wonderful piece of writing.

Exciting news for the global governance community! At a time when global governance face significant challenges, building durable networks for scholarly exchange and supporting early-career researchers is more important than ever. Wishing the consortium every success in this important endeavour.

Really excited to be part of this agenda-setting workshop in Québec next week, so thoughtfully organised by @jfmorin.bsky.social & @gbeaumier.bsky.social.