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Global Cooperation in a Time of Geopolitical Disruption

CAPE TOWN – If there was any doubt remaining about the return of great-power politics, it has been dispelled by US President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela, threats to annex Greenland, and refusal to extend the New START treaty limiting the nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia. Such

The main challenges of democracy are corruption, the dominance of…

The main challenges confronting our democracy are corruption, the domination of resources by a limited class of people and impunity.

Climate Risk and Political Commitment

A party manifesto is also a social contract. Voters must look for action-oriented plans within it. Political parties must acknowledge

Financing the Global South’s Infrastructure Boom

India’s experience offers a cautionary tale. Without institutional capacity and financial depth, PPPs can backfire, creating a vicious spiral of

Europe’s Reckoning with Fossil-Fuel Insecurity

Transforming Europe’s energy system requires its leaders to accept that, no matter how much is spent on strengthening the continent’s

Europe Should Reject US-Style Competitiveness

They should recognize that effective competition policy can deliver abundance for everyone, instead of scarcity for the many and mindboggling

Election and AI: Rising concern to protect information integrity

. In absence of the stepping stone, the cyber resilience is further urgent. Although activities of cyber resilience relating to

Brother Trump

But Mann did not argue that all humans are evil. Rather, he insisted that figures like Hitler rise to power

Europe Cannot Avoid an AI Reckoning

The lesson from recent US policy changes is not that Europe should deregulate, but that regulation without hardware, compute, and

New World Order or Bust

The world is indeed a mess. But defending institutions that have lost their effectiveness and legitimacy is not the answer.