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Duncan Green on two excellent (gated) longer essays in last week’s Economist that explain the state of the world. The first was a graphic and alarming summary of the argument that…

For any organization to undergo critical reform, the success of these changes depends not only on visionary strategies, but also on addressing the cultural dynamics within…

Hans-Joachim Spanger explores what Russia's new position means for attempts to circumvent or even dismantle the established financial order. "BRICS is a pillar of the multipolar…

In The Haves and Have Nots, Branko Milanovic deftly wielded 19th-century novels to illuminate new historical aspects of economic inequality. Yet, his recent claim that the novel's…

Marzia Raza and Muhammad Salman argue that Pakistan's PTI has built the foundation's for longer term change, despite the lack of regime-change.  Since March 2022, anti-…

AI for Peace by Branka Panic and Paige Arthur. Abingdon: Routledge 2024. 112 pp., £120 hardcover 9781032418384, £22.99 paperback 9781032418377, £20.69 e-book 9781003359982 The…

The end of coal signals a new energy security conundrum for Britain. Can Germany’s recent Gulf partnership offer a solution?   As September drew to a close, so too did…

Cameron Boyle discusses the myriad challenges facing global health and the steps the UK Government must take to achieve health equity. We are living in an era of polycrisis.…

This blog reflects on the academic writing experiences of early career researchers in East Africa, building on discussions and writing diaries developed in the context of a…

Pouring billions into emergency projects without sufficient citizen input undermines effectiveness. The bad news remains relentless these days – from the devastating war in…