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The Middle-East Model for Land Restoration

RIYADH: At a time when political instability dominates the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, climate change, floods, and fires tend to get less attention than usual. And the problems of desertification and droughts almost become forgotten. But this neglect is not only unjustified, it is dangerous. While desertification

Austerity Budgets Are a Gift to Populists

Elon Musk thought that US President Donald Trump’s interest in Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was motivated by a genuine

A Make-or-Break Moment for Global Debt Reform

On June 30, world leaders will gather in Seville, Spain, for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).

The Delicate Art of Natural-Resource Diplomacy

US President Donald Trump has also talked of acquiring Greenland partly because of its potential mineral wealth, while his administration

What It Means to Build Local AI

But even before OpenAI’s US competitors (Google and Anthropic) released their own LLMs the following year, Southeast Asian developers had

The Attrition of Russia

Putin’s invasion lasts as long as Leonid Brezhnev’s Soviet-Afghan War, Russian casualties will be over 55 times greater – and

Doval, Wang Yi review recent developments in India-China ties

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Tuesday and reviewed

Trump announces “complete and total” ceasefire between Israel and Iran

United States President Donald Trump announced on Monday (local time) what he described as a "complete and total" ceasefire between

“Now is the time for peace!”: Trump announces US strikes…

US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) said that the United States has launched an attack on three Nuclear

Norway’s Responsibility to Future Generations

The Panel was established by seven civil-society organizations – WWF Norway, Save the Children Norway, Caritas Norway, Framtiden i våre hender (The