Articles by Tom Barry

G8/G7 and Global Governance

October 12, 2005 | At the center of the current debate of global governance is the G8/G7, a self-constituted forum of the major free-market democracies, whose deliberations and declarations have come to shape key decisions in the management of global political and economic affairs.

The War Between Ethiopia and Eritrea

The War Between Ethiopia and Eritrea

October 11, 2005 | Despite claims to the contrary, Ethiopia and Eritrea have been fighting not over a border but over rival hegemonic claims in the Horn of Africa and over "national pride" and "territorial integrity."

G8 and Global Governance

October 5, 2005 | The G8/G7, a self-constituted forum of the major free-market democracies, has situated itself at the center of global governance.

Control of Oil Revenues

September 17, 2003 | While widespread ransacking was happening in Iraq after Baghdad fell, the U.S. moved swiftly to secure the country's oil facilities.

Global Economic Governance: Strategic Crossroads

September 1, 2001 | The objective of this discussion paper is to examine in broad terms the emergence of a transnational citizen movement opposed to the current forms of global economic governance, while providing sketches of main analytical tendencies within this diverse movement.