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The Sino-American Battle for Brains

SEOUL: Around the world, governments are racing to build world-class universities. From Germany’s Exzellenzinitiative to India’s “Institutes of Eminence,” the goal is the same: to cultivate institutions that attract and nurture top global talent, conduct cutting-edge research, and drive innovation and growth. But the stakes are particularly high in the United

Citizen Participatory Audit (CPA): Essential But Underutilized

Tara Bahadur Bhandari Kathmandu, July 16: When citizens are systematically excluded from planning, implementation, and monitoring processes, particularly in areas

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

Debunking climate justice discourse stressed for addressing multi-faceted crises

s many as 150 climate justice and civic space advocates had attended the national dialogue event, organized by Nepal Participatory

Xizang steadily moves forward on the path of peace, progress…

Lhasa: China’s Xizang Autonomous Region (XAR) has made great progress in the fight against poverty over the past few years,