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Dani Rodrik suggests that the best way to combat populist demagogues is a re-imagining of the national interest.
We will never know whether greater honesty on the part of…
The WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus with a call to make healthcare fair and affordable.
A friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago.He had two options. He could be…
They believe cryptocurrencies won't affect financial stability, but there should be more regulatory oversight - new CFM survey.
Cryptocurrencies have been a staple of news…
The reality of racism, hatred, anger, insecurity and inequalities is spreading irresistibly. There is no way of escaping from all these daily phenomena unless there is an…
Jim O’Neill from the Emerging Global Governance (EGG) Project outlines his thoughts for 2018.
At the start of 2018, the world economy appears to have continued its cyclical…
David wants us to throw less plastic into the sea. We say we want to be more ethical consumers. So why are we still using so much plastic?!?!
This Sunday, just like last Sunday,…
What does it mean to be cosmopolitan – to be the kind of ‘global citizen’ whom Theresa May famously described as ‘citizens of nowhere’? Does it really make people care as much for…
Low-income African countries can sustain moderate rates of productivity growth into the future, on the back of steady improvements in human capital and governance. But the…
Philippe Isler and Cristián Rodríguez Chiffelle explore what the Fourth Industrial Revolution may mean for developing countries' imports and exports.
The fact that technology is…
Humanitarian Rackets and their Moral Hazards: The Case of the Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon by Rayyar Marron. Abingdon and New York: Routledge 2016. 188 pp., £110 hardcover…