A ‘Geopolitical Commission’: Supranationalism Meets Global Power Competition

Membrane Research in a Global Context Requires Collaboration, not Competition!

Confidence Calibration in a Multiyear Geopolitical Forecasting Competition

T research examines the development of confidence and accuracy over time in the context of forecasting. Although overconfidence has been studied in many contexts, little research examines its progression over long periods of time or in consequential policy domains. This study employs a unique data set from a geopolitical forecasting tournament spanning three years in which thousands of forecast...

European Union energy policy integration: A case of European Commission policy entrepreneurship and increasing supranationalism

Focusing on gas, this article explores the role of the European Commission in the process of European Union energy security policy development, and the extent to which the policy area is becoming increasingly supranational. Situating the article within the literature on agenda-setting and framing, it is argued that a policy window was opened as a result of: enlargement to include more energy im...

Political-Economic Cognition of China as a Geopolitical Power in Southeast Asia

Introduction: The economic growth and development of Asian countries, which began in the late 1970s were so rapid, so that at the end of the 20th century, in addition to Japan as the Asian economic giant, several other Asian countries, including China and India, were among the major economies. It can be said the most important factor influencing the rise of Asian countries and their position am...

Surgery and global health: a Lancet Commission.

Delivery of surgical care—defi ned here as surgery, anaesthesia, nursing, and work by allied health pro fessionals, including managers—plays a fundamental part in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and palliation of a broad range of medical disorders (fi gure), and is a crucial component of a properly functioning health-care system and a prerequisite for universal health coverage. Today, an esti...