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The first Labour budget in 14 years says it won't even try to meet the 0.7% of GNI benchmark till 2030. UK aid used to be the poster child of how development should be done. How…
Isaac Solomon outlines the existential threat of climate change faced by the Caribbean and why wealthy nations at COP29 have a moral duty to step up to the plate and provide…
Mohsen Solhdoost explores how Israel’s actions following October 7th, 2023, challenge U.S. advocacy for a consistent, rules-based international order, putting its moral authority…
While Trump’s first presidency was characterised by chaos, his re-election could deliver an even heavier blow to global cooperation. Looking ahead, Stephan Klingebiel and Max-Otto…
Pre-arranging more disaster financing can help ensure the right amount of funding is in the right place at the right time, reducing the negative impacts of disasters on lives and…
Saman Rizwan outlines why inclusive policy is both an economic necessity and an innate moral duty.
This year, Europe’s far-right wing has crossed an invisible threshold…
On Oct. 21, Guyana again called Russia out on its war on Ukraine—providing a window into regional thinking on the Council-related reform imperative.
As United Nations Security…
Technology is radically changing the work and role of scholars and the function of academic publishing. Fake and fabricated content (data, facts, arguments, claims, conclusions)…
Glauco Ortolano on the never-ending cycle of violence gripping the Middle-East.
Israel has been able to successfully eliminate many of her foes, as well as some of her own…
Sunit Bagree argues that addressing the world’s nutrition crisis requires the United Nations – not the G20 – to be at the heart of the global sovereign debt system.
The global…
Muhamad Rosyid Jazuli explores how countries can shepherd just transitions.
When pursuing a just energy transition, countries in the Global South, such as Indonesia, must navigate…
Bridges or Barriers? Unpacking China's Infrastructure Invesments on Southeast Asian Democracy.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been a subject of intense scrutiny since…
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…