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Why China’s Marriage Crisis Matters

MADISON, WISCONSIN – New marriages in China reportedly plummeted by one-fifth last year, implying that the official number of births will likely fall from 9.54 million in 2024 to 7.3- 7.8 million in 2025. Thus, while China represents 17.2% of the global population, it will account for less than 6% of births – comparable to Nigeria. Moreover, China’s

Europe and the Next World Order

Until now, the EU’s need for unanimity has rendered it ineffective and too slow to act, owing to the considerable

Authoritarianism Is Turkey’s Biggest Economic Risk

Protests erupted across the country, from Istanbul and Ankara to İzmir, Konya, Diyarbakır, and beyond. For many of the millions

Financial Inclusion Must Reach the Last Billion

The progress made over the past decade proves that financial inclusion can be achieved with the right mix of innovation,

How Much “Weaponization” Can the Global Economy Take?

Meanwhile, in his 2013 book Treasury’s War, Juan Zarate, a former US deputy national security adviser, explained how financial networks

Central Banks Must Stem the Nature Crisis

A recent report from NatureFinance (of which I am CEO), the ECB, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and

A Defining Moment for Energy Security and Economic Prosperity

In the corridors of the SEforAll Forum, fossil-fuel executives read from their usual script, claiming that their products remain a

A Defining Moment for Energy Security and Economic Prosperity

One reason for this is artificial intelligence, which is helping to match variable renewable-energy supplies with fluctuations in demand, thereby

Will AI Mean Higher Taxes?

They may have a point. At the turn of the twentieth century, agriculture accounted for 40% of the US workforce;

The Biofuel Sham Could Worsen Global Hunger and Inequality

One recent study projects that, if included in the IMO’s global fuel standard, biofuels could power up to 36% of