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COP30 Must Make Good on Past Climate Commitments

CAPE TOWN: In 2015, the landmark Paris climate agreement set the ambitious but necessary goal of limiting global warming to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and ensuring that the increase stays “well below” 2°C. With the average global surface temperature having already reached 1.1°C (1.98°F) above the twentieth-century baseline, time is running out

Realizing the Potential of Country Platforms

Though often launched with noble intentions and great enthusiasm, many of these concepts fade quickly, leaving little lasting impact. Will

The Sino-American Battle for Brains

A few years ago, any comparison of US and Chinese higher education would have been no contest. For decades, US

Brazil’s Moment to Lead on Forest Conservation

To avert climate catastrophe, the world must make rapid and significant progress on protecting forests and building a sustainable, inclusive

China Is Winning Trump’s Trade War

Despite US President Donald Trump’s efforts to tout the stopgap measures as a “deal” that benefits America, China reads the scoreboard

China’s Unbeatable New Export

China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new production model powered by automation, AI, and state-guided

The Cost of Capital Is a Public-Health Emergency for Africa

WASHINGTON, DC:  May’s 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) – the annual meeting of the World Health Organization’s member states –

What Europe’s AI Strategy Should Look Like

In the European Union, the share of small enterprises that use at least one AI tool is still below 12%, compared

Von der Leyen’s Moment of Truth

Although she pledged to govern from the center with these parties’ backing, her European People’s Party (EPP) has increasingly relied

How to Solve the Development Crisis With Quality Finance

Major problems such as hunger, disease, economic fragility, climate vulnerability, underfunded education systems, poor infrastructure, and persistent joblessness remain –