The International Campaign on the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019. Watch ICAN’s Laureate speech: www.icanw.org/nobel_prize

Explore recent developments related to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: https://banmonitor.org/tpnw-status

Find out more about global trends in foreign direct investment (FDI): https://hbs.unctad.org/foreign-direct-investment/

Read about the European statute for associations and NGOs to classify and distinguish NGOs, public benefit organizations, and commercial enterprises: https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news/european-statute-associations-and-ngos-long-overdue-recognition-civil-society

The European Parliament resolution on the classification of NGOs: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2022-0044_EN.html

Read the statute for European cross-border associations and non-profit organizations: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2021/693439/IPOL_STU(2021)693439_EN.pdf

A BBC News article entitled ‘US lawmakers introduce bills targeting Big Tech’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57450345

An article entitled ‘Big Tech bill has votes needed to pass, top U.S. antitrust lawmaker says’ by Diane Bartz, published by Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/technology/big-tech-bill-has-votes-needed-pass-top-us-antitrust-lawmaker-says-2022-06-14/

A CNBC article entitled ‘China’s move to regulate its tech giants is part of its bigger push to become a tech ‘superpower’’ by Arjun Kharpal: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/11/chinas-tech-regulation-part-of-bigger-push-to-become-a-superpower-.html#:~:text=GUANGZHOU%2C%20China%20%E2%80%94%20China%E2%80%99s%20recent%20moves%20to%20regulate,in%20many%20areas%2C%20from%20data%20protection%20to%20ant.

A Financial Times article entitled ‘UK set to legislate to create new regulator to tackle Big Tech’: UK set to legislate to create new regulator to tackle Big Tech | Financial Times (ft.com)

An EU initiative to regulate large online platforms which account for a very large share of the EU digital economy: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12418

A BBC article entitled ‘The fight to keep the internet free and open for everyone’: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191025-the-fight-to-keep-the-internet-free-and-open-for-everyone

A Wired article entitled ‘Zuckerberg to the UN: The Internet Belongs to Everyone’ by Jessi Hempel: https://www.wired.com/2015/09/zuckerberg-to-un-internet-belongs-to-everyone/

Explore Freedom House’s annual Freedom on the Net report: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net