Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

13 November 2024
Ashfaq Zaman argues that the Global South understands climate change better than anyone because they have to live with it. Trump’s election victory was met by groans by…
11 November 2024
Bruno Galmar discusses global AI governance, drawing insights from the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) in mobile telephony. As a young telecommunications engineer two…
11 November 2024
Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January will have far-reaching implications, not only for the democratic system in the United States but also for global…
07 November 2024
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…
06 November 2024
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…
06 November 2024
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…
04 November 2024
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…
04 November 2024
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…
01 November 2024
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…
30 October 2024
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…