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Government Shutdowns and America’s Broken Democracy

WASHINGTON, DC – It’s September in Washington, and everyone knows what that means: the United States Congress is scrambling to agree on a budget before the fiscal year ends on September 30, in order to avoid a government shutdown. This was not always the case. Historically, Congress spent this month

North Africa’s Scramble for the Sahel

The Sahel is no longer a chessboard on which the struggles between the West and Russia play out. More importantly,

What a China-EU Climate Deal Could Do for the World

China has committed to achieve peak emissions by 2030 and net-zero by 2060; but this still implies that its cumulative

How Off-Grid Solar Can Transform an Economy

LILONGWE – Like many African countries, Malawi faces significant energy-access challenges. In 2024, just 26% of the population had regular access to

How Should Africa Respond to Trump’s Tariffs?

Although these tariffs were presented as being directly proportional to the barriers other countries allegedly impose on US goods, they

Trump’s Tariffs Will Widen the North-South Divide

In fact, Trump’s tariffs – which reflect the view that economic interconnectedness is a strategic weapon to wield, rather than

For Whom the Ukrainian Bell Tolls

Manpower is among Russia’s greatest advantages in its war against Ukraine. Though Ukraine’s daily casualties are lower, its population is

Bolsonaro and Trump Have Revealed the Biggest Threat to Democracy

Trump’s trajectory was different. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as a political bomb thrower, calling for the death

AI Must Not Ignore Human Rights

Many in Washington and Silicon Valley simply assume that American technology is inherently – almost by definition – aligned with

A Global South Approach to the Climate-Development Nexus

Multilateral institutions – including the United Nations and the World Trade Organization – are struggling to respond effectively to an