The EU and World Regionalism, co-edited by Philippe De Lombaerde of UNU-CRIS, investigates the impact that the EU has on regionalization in other parts of the world, and whether that impact has been direct as well as indirect.

The 2008 episode of food price explosion, political turmoil, and human suffering revealed important flaws in the current global food architecture. This UNU-WIDER paper argues that four failures in market functioning and policymaking need to be addressed.

This BRIGG paper provides an assessment of the new European sub-regional groups. It explores why and how sub-regionalism has proliferated in Europe since the 1990s, analyses what functions sub-regional groups perform, and evaluates their significance.

The latest issue of Intersections looks at the social impacts of global climate change and examines how people living in the low-elevation coastal zones are adapting to global sea level rise. For many, migration has become a means of adaptation and survival.

This BRIGG paper explores a variety of case studies to examine the extent to which cooperation between the USA and European Union in the field of international peace and security is impacted by bilateral relations versus multilateral dialogues.

The UNU-WIDER Discussion Paper “The Global Economic Crisis: Towards Syndrome-Free Recovery for Africa” considers the impact of the global economic crisis on Africa and the recovery efforts that will be required to respond.

The UNU-WIDER Research Paper “When to Start a New Firm?: Modelling the Timing of Novice and Serial Entrepreneurs” provides a theoretical model to determine the optimal time for starting a new firm.

This UNU-CRIS Working Paper reviews the various ways of looking at regional economic disparities and the necessary data requirements and sources for computing different types of disparity indicators.

This UNU-CRIS Working Paper suggests that the proliferation of regional economic agreements in East Asia in the years since the financial crisis has been driven a “political domino” effect rather than by economic factors.

This 8-page UNU-MERIT policy brief looks at the recent, rapid rise in overseas investments by Indian and Chinese firms

This UNU-EHS policy brief provides an overview of the global urbanization process and analyses the development and complexity of modern megacities.

This UNU-WIDER book, published by Oxford University Press, is the first to systematically document the extent of the distribution of personal (household) wealth across the world.

What were the key activities and achievements of the UNU in 2008? You can read about them, and more, in the United Nations University 2008 Annual Report.

The UNU report examines higher educational in Africa, including pedagogy and teaching tools; it further presents a synthesis of research on education in Africa and offers recommendations for innovative reform.

This UNU Press book explores the role of early warning systems in defending against the adverse effects of climate, water, weather and geologic hazards.

Who’s leading the race for the most fuel efficient cars of the future? What’s involved in planning an “eco-wedding”? Check out the newest articles in UNU’s Our World 2.0.

This UNU Press book explores the evolution within the world’s major religions of attitudes and teachings related to the ethics of war, linking historical roots and interpretations to the challenges of modern warfare.

In December 2008, the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security celebrated the fifth anniversary of its establishment in Bonn, Germany, with the publication of the report Five Years: UNU in Bonn.

The UNU’s first Our World 2.0 VideoBrief documentary, “The Electric Sunflower”, looks at Japanese ex-racecar driver Yoshio Takaoka and his quest to develop and market electric cars.

Electricity and international travel make up most of the carbon dioxide emissions from UNU Centre in Tokyo, according to the first emissions report from the Centre’s ISO Working Group. Total emissions from UNU Centre in 2007 was 1,474 tons, down slightly from 2006.

* No Entry Without Strategy: Building the Rule of Law under UN Transitional Administration;
* Developing Countries and the WTO; Making Choices about Hydrogen:
* Transport Issues for Developing Countries; and
* The WTO and Global Governance: Future Directions.