‘Beyond Gridlock is a powerful, authoritative, timely, and ultimately sobering sequel to Gridlock … Required reading for all scholars and practitioners aiming to strengthen the global cooperation that is vital for the world’s survival and sustainable development.’
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Columbia University

‘Hale and Held's overarching vision, and their collaborators' deep-dive into specific challenges, provide the frontier, key statements on global gridlock. Everyone needs to read Hale and Held.’
Danny Quah, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS

‘Getting us beyond current gridlock will require every good idea we can muster. This book shows the way forward.’
John Gerard Ruggie, Harvard University

‘Hale and Held unfold a fascinating map of multiple pathways of change that are never prescribed, sometimes mutually reinforcing, always challenging.’
Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary UNFCCC 2010-2016

"As Hale and Held see it, the institutions of global governance are inadequate, but small innovations and experiments in cooperation—often pursued regionally, in coalition with civil society groups, or by transnational technical elites—show promise."
Foreign Affairs