Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

10 December 2019
Cedric de Coning and Jon Harald Sande Lie argue for Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy's award whilst warning of the difficulties ahead. Today Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed…
09 December 2019
Earthquakes continue to be the deadliest type of disasters in developing countries. In particular, more than two-third (67.60%) of the earthquake deaths, since the new millennium…
09 December 2019
The political marketplace model provides an important corrective to the dominant liberal narrative of how weak and failed states operate. It identifies the real incentives and…
05 December 2019
Megan Dee argues that NATO needs to add substance to its recent rhetoric.  Anniversaries are meant to be a celebration. They represent a moment of reflection – a marker, a…
03 December 2019
Immigration has formed a key part of political discourse in recent years. With this in mind, it is relevant to examine the extent of division elicited by the issue. Both voting…
03 December 2019
Introducing the GGF's three final interactive reports. The Global Governance Futures program (GGF) brings together young professionals to look ahead 10 years and think of ways to…
29 November 2019
Fatih Birol introduces the findings of the World Energy Outlook 2019 report. More than 40 years after the International Energy Agency (IEA) published the first edition of the …
28 November 2019
A second wave of global protests following the Arab Spring has brought youth onto the streets to voice their frustrations. United across time-zones and cultures, these young…
27 November 2019
Human psychology and institutional incentives are powerful barriers to truth and reason, but both can be addressed. It is astounding that human beings continue to be astounded by…
26 November 2019
Leïla Choukroune on what may be sacrificed to secure Britain’s post-Brexit trade deals. “Peace is the natural effect of trade. Two nations who traffic with each other become…