Abstract The election of Donald Trump posed an existential challenge to NATO. At the end of
his tenure, however, the US president had neither withdrawn membership nor substantially …

This article analyses how and when institutional actors can shape overlap with other
international organisations. Growing overlap either poses the threat of marginalisation to the …

What determines the performance of international organisations (IOs)? We argue that
funding structures remain an overlooked driver of IO performance. Over the past decades …

This article delves into the significant role played by the five Arab Gulf oil states in global
development and humanitarian aid efforts. It also acknowledges the criticism they face for …

Who Matters at the World Bank explores" who matters" in a 32-year history (1980-2012) of
policy change within the World Bank's public sector management and public sector …

The article investigates how international public administrations, as corporate actors,
influence policymaking within international organizations. Starting from a conception of …

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a steep rise in demand for COVID-recovery lending and a
decrease in capacity for infrastructure borrowing in many countries struggling to cope with its …

Contemporary peacekee** operations carry out many disparate tasks, which has
triggered a debate about “Christmas Tree mandates.” Did the un Secretariat or the un …

While the relationship between bureaucracy and democracy has gained attention in
historical cycles, the literature on the roles of bureaucrats in relation to democracy has …

International organizations (IOs) are driven by political-administrative interactions between
member states and IO administrations. To model these interactions and understand their …