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African intellectuals are calling for a different discussion. Isn’t this the right time to propel changes that have often been postponed?
Confinements, lockdowns, social…
By almost any standard, East Asia has dealt with COVID-19 better than Europe and the United States so far: death rates are lower, healthcare systems have not been overwhelmed, and…
Dan Monafu argues experimentation with randomized methods could modernize the traditional granting process, increasing incentive for risk-taking and innovation.
If you’re ever…
Transboundary problems have usually been addressed through issue-specific international institutions, but this approach has left gaps where causal pathways exist across problems.…
Ernst Herb explores increasing calls for sovereign wealth funds to weather global crises.
The call for the creation of a Swiss sovereign wealth fund (SWF) has become louder…
It doesn't take a crystal ball to foretell the catastrophe awaiting the continent. But how did it get to this, and how do we get out of it?
Nobody in the world, least in Africa’s…
The number of countries in which state structures have collapsed seems to be growing. But is it really? Are these so-called failed states a threat to global security? And is there…
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dikanaya Tarahita argue that Indonesia’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic may cause it to fall into barbarism.
In The Conversation,…
Moussa Sangare points out reasons why mass surveillance by the State may become the norm in a post-Covid-19 world. He also argues that close cooperation between the European Union…
Jordy Lee and Morgan Bazilian explain why disruptions from COVID 19 can have larger implications for developing nations that are dependent on the mining industry. Without an overt…