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Prof. Amrita Narlikar and Dr. Cecilia Sottilotta discuss in this paper the responsibility of unvaccinated people for the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in Europe. This article was republished in Global Policy Opinion.

Prof. Amrita Narlikar and Dr. Cecilia Sottilotta discuss in this paper the responsibility of unvaccinated people for the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in Europe. This article was first published as an ORF Policy Paper.

In this policy paper, Prof. Amrita Narlikar, member of the World Economic Forum and the Global Future Council on Frontier Risks, outline three key areas of external threat that must be addressed to enable an agenda for democratic renewal.

Prof. Amrita Narlikar and Prof. Cecilia Sottilotta provide an insight into their research on narratives that governments developed to explain COVID-19 related policy responses. The full article is published in the Journal of European Public Policy as part of the special issue "Global Crisis: Policy Responses to COVID-19".

In her latest book, published by Cambridge University Press, Amrita Narlikar argues that modern-day politics displays a surprising paradox: Poverty – and the powerlessness with which it is associated – has emerged as a political tool and a formidable weapon in international negotiation.

In this article, Prof. Amrita Narlikar discusses the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the politics of the pandemic and explores the balance between a challenging trifecta of economic interdependence, its weaponisation, and reform measures for trade multilateralism. This report was first published in Global Perspectives.

As member of the WEF’s Global Future Council on Frontier Risks, GIGA President Amrita Narlikar contributed her expertise, and her work is referenced in the paper. It is the outcome of a set of international, multistakeholder dialogues identifying economic and social challenges from the COVID-19 crisis and exploring response options.

Prof. Amrita Narlikar contributed to "Rasina Files 2021: A Viral World - Can We Respond?" edited by Dr. Samir Saran and Preeti Lourdes John. In her article, she addresses the problems of multilateralism in relation to two competing narratives.

In this article published by ORF, Prof. Amrita Narlikar argues that to revitalise and strengthen their relationship Germany must meet India eye-to-eye at a time when democracy is threatened globally by authoritarian diplomacy. This article originally appeared in Global Policy (8 April 2021).

GIGA President Prof. Amrita Narlikar contributed to “The Uses and Abuses of Weaponized Interdependence” edited by Prof. Daniel Drezner, Prof. Henry Farrell, and Prof. Abraham Newman with her chapter “Must the Weak Suffer What They Must?”, focusing on the global south.