In Afghanistan, stalling peace talks, the growing leverage of the Taliban, and the dwindling support of the international coalition put advancements made in women’s rights in the past two decades…
The road to Brexit began with an emblazoned bus promising great prosperity if Britain left the European Union. Five years later a bus was ablaze in Belfast. Riots in Belfast,…
Increasing demand for electric vehicles and the electrification of infrastructure is expanding demand for lithium, a key ingredient for energy storage technologies. This demand already outstrips current supply and productive…
The European Union Commission’s new Pact on Migration and Asylum reflects a continued trend of externalization and deterrence, resembling the exclusionary model created by Australia. The German presidency of the…
The Maldives, a small, strategically located archipelagic nation in the Indian Ocean, has emerged as a key battleground for India-China competition in South Asia. It is one of several South…
To curb global warming, policies to green financial systems are proliferating across the globe. Based on their different political and economic systems, China, the European Union, and the United States…
The private sector is an engine for inclusive and sustainable growth and has the potential to accelerate socioeconomic transformation. Overcoming the daunting challenges facing the…
When envisioning a post-pandemic world, a window of opportunity to couple economic recovery with sustainability measures presents itself. This is particularly the case for cities, many of which have negative…
The European Union and the United States have not always agreed on the regulation of digital technologies, but closer cooperation is needed to prevent the proliferation of harmful artificial intelligence…
Media coverage of COVID-19 has exposed and given voice to the contradictory forms that ageism can take, from pity to resentment. With more people over fifty than at any other…
