Intergovernmental Organisations

African Union

The African Union is Africa's continental organization of 55 member states, successor to the Organisation of African Unity (1963-2002). Despite having...

ASEAN

ASEAN is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising 10 Southeast Asian countries, founded in 1967. Unlike the EU, ASEAN operates on principl...

ASEAN Secretariat

The ASEAN Secretariat is the administrative arm of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the smallest budget of any major regional organiza...

AUKUS (Australia-UK-US Security Partnership)

European Commission

The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and enforcing EU...

European Commission DG COMP

DG Competition is the European Commission's directorate enforcing EU competition law across 27 member states, making it one of the world's most powerf...

European Union

The European Union represents the most ambitious experiment in supranational governance in modern history. Unlike purely international bodies, the EU...

Green Climate Fund

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Mercosur

Mercosur is South America's customs union of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay (Venezuela suspended since 2017). Despite being a 'customs union...

NATO

NATO is a military alliance of 32 member countries from North America and Europe, founded in 1949 as a collective defense organization. Article 5 - th...

OPEC

OPEC is a cartel of 13 oil-producing nations that attempts to coordinate petroleum production to influence global oil prices. Founded in 1960 by Iran,...

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)

United Nations

The United Nations is the preeminent international organization for global governance, established in 1945 after World War II. With 193 member states,...

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

World Customs Organization

World Health Organization

The WHO is the UN specialized agency for international public health, with 194 member states. It sets international health standards, monitors disease...

World Trade Organization

The WTO provides the institutional infrastructure for global trade rules, dispute resolution, and negotiations. Established in 1995 as successor to GA...