The Unruled World.

INTERNATIONAL relations; INTERNATIONAL organization; UNITED Nations; GROUP of Twenty; AFRICAN Union; REGIONAL cooperation; INTERNATIONAL cooperation on climate change; PEACEKEEPING forces; OUTER space; OCEAN; INTERNATIONAL cooperation

The article looks at international relations as of 2014, focusing on the institutions and practices of global governance. The author discusses the United Nations, noting that proposed reforms to the membership of the U.N. Security Council have not occurred. He discusses regional and other multilateral organizations such as the Group of Eight (G-8), the Group of Twenty (G-20), and the African Union. He notes that temporary and ad hoc multinational coalitions have been created to address issues such as climate change and peacekeeping. He discusses international governance issues related to three significant common resources, the seas, outer space, and cyberspace.