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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…
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…
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…
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…
The ability to argue, to express our reasoning to others, is one of the defining features of what it is to be human.
Argument and debate form the cornerstones of civilised society…
Never laugh at a rape joke, speak out against lower wages for women. Don’t underestimate the power of everyday activism to uphold justice.
Activism can be as soft as a…
The “Parenting for a Digital Future” blog has tried to capture the diversity of families’ experiences with the internet around the world by including reflections…
In this post Mary Kaldor reviews Nathalie Tocci’s book: Framing the EU Global Strategy: A Stronger Europe in a Fragile World Palgrave Studies in…
Charlene Jennett and Anna L Cox explore the benifits of citizens' science projects.
On Christmas Day in 1900, the ornithologist Frank M Chapman proposed a new holiday…