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Investments in Nature Will Decide Our Future
Investments in Nature Will Decide Our Future
Ambroise Fayolle points out that biodiversity loss and ecosystem damage jeopardize all other global development goals. -
How to Judge the New British Government’s First Budget
How to Judge the New British Government’s First Budget
Mohamed A. El-Erian lists four criteria for assessing the chancellor's attempt to meet a long list of unrealistic demands. -
The BRICS Still Don’t Matter
The BRICS Still Don’t Matter
Jim O'Neill thinks the grouping continues to show that it serves no purpose beyond generating symbolic political gestures. -
Outsourcing Our Future to For-Profit AI
Outsourcing Our Future to For-Profit AI
Katharina Pistor worries that we have already ceded control to self-interested private corporations and their shareholders. -
Why Another Trump Term Would Be Worse Than the First
Why Another Trump Term Would Be Worse Than the First
Tom Ginsburg & Aziz Huq see a pattern of authoritarian movements becoming more effective when given a second shot at power. -
China’s Pension Crisis Is Here
China’s Pension Crisis Is Here
Yi Fuxian argues that the country’s efforts to mitigate the effects of rapid demographic aging are too little, too late. -
China’s Climate Balancing Act
China’s Climate Balancing Act
Zongyuan Zoe Liu explains how decarbonization and climate security have been integrated into the government’s broader agenda. -
The Roots of Europe’s Immigration Problem
The Roots of Europe’s Immigration Problem
Robert Skidelsky calls attention to the conditions that lead African migrants to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean. -
America’s Broken Constitution
America’s Broken Constitution
Nicholas Reed Langen sees the country’s politicized Supreme Court as the biggest obstacle to addressing many other problems. -
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How to Judge the New British Government’s First Budget
How to Judge the New British Government’s First Budget
Oct 17, 2024 Mohamed A. El-Erian lists four criteria for assessing the chancellor's attempt to meet a long list of unrealistic demands.
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Outsourcing Our Future to For-Profit AI
Outsourcing Our Future to For-Profit AI
Oct 17, 2024 Katharina Pistor worries that we have already ceded control to self-interested private corporations and their shareholders.
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Investments in Nature Will Decide Our Future
Investments in Nature Will Decide Our Future
Oct 17, 2024 Ambroise Fayolle points out that biodiversity loss and ecosystem damage jeopardize all other global development goals.
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The Roots of Europe’s Immigration Problem
The Roots of Europe’s Immigration Problem
Oct 17, 2024 Robert Skidelsky calls attention to the conditions that lead African migrants to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean.
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The BRICS Still Don’t Matter
The BRICS Still Don’t Matter
Oct 17, 2024 Jim O'Neill thinks the grouping continues to show that it serves no purpose beyond generating symbolic political gestures.
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America’s Broken Constitution
America’s Broken Constitution
Nicholas Reed Langen sees the country’s politicized Supreme Court as the biggest obstacle to addressing many other problems. -
Marietje Schaake on our tech overlords, antitrust, data protection, and more
Marietje Schaake on our tech overlords, antitrust, data protection, and more
Marietje Schaake warns that Big Tech’s outsize influence threatens democracy, suggests what Western leaders can learn from Chinese technology governance, urges governments to use public procurement to influence the trajectory of digital technology, and more. -
Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy
Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy
Konstantin Sonin explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions. -
Escaping the New Gilded Age
Escaping the New Gilded Age
Daron Acemoglu thinks the social, cultural, and political influence wielded by the superrich has reached a dangerous level. -
Anne-Marie Slaughter on US polarization, the Ukraine war, AI, and more
Anne-Marie Slaughter on US polarization, the Ukraine war, AI, and more
Anne-Marie Slaughter urges the EU to begin preparations for a prolonged, but not permanent, division of Ukraine, considers the prospect of “democratic artificial intelligence,” describes necessary reforms to US electoral systems, and more. -
Abortion and Reproductive Rights Are Economic Issues
Abortion and Reproductive Rights Are Economic Issues
Laura Tyson shows why abortion, childcare, and parental leave are not merely “family” issues.
The Climate Crucible
More than just a test of humanity’s collective resolve, climate change is also a test of existing institutions, and that makes it a profound security risk. When a fully globalized, interdependent world is placed in a kiln and the heat is turned up, some systems will eventually emerge stronger, but many others will fail.
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Sustainability Now
Sustainability Now brings together leading voices in all of the domains involved in combating climate change, each addressing specific facets of the challenge.
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Investments in Nature Will Decide Our Future
Investments in Nature Will Decide Our Future
Ambroise Fayolle points out that biodiversity loss and ecosystem damage jeopardize all other global development goals. -
The Promise and Peril of Water Markets
The Promise and Peril of Water Markets
Eduardo Araral shows what can go wrong when water rights become tradable, and explains what to do about it. -
The Key That Unlocks Cleantech Financing in Europe
The Key That Unlocks Cleantech Financing in Europe
Craig Douglas urges EU leaders to borrow against future Emissions Trading System revenues to finance higher investment now.