Rule of law can rid the world of poverty
Poverty is on the retreat. Despite the global economic downturn, the number of people living in extreme poverty has dropped in every region of the world for the first time since record keeping began....
View ArticleHow to make rich countries pay for climate change
Those who have participated in the backroom negotiations know that it is the US above all other countries that has resisted a clear and accountable financing mechanism. This is par for the course. The...
View ArticleUS inaction on Syria is shameful
The UN reported last week that almost 100,000 people are estimated to have died in Syria to date, although it notes that the figures is quite possibly much higher. Syrian refugees and activists argue...
View ArticleStrikes on Syria may now start – but the solutions are not military
Veterans of intervention recognise the signs: a ghastly atrocity against civilians tips reluctant politicians and public opinion into action. The chemical attacks last week in the Damascus suburbs of...
View ArticleRussia’s tactical triumph does not signify a new cold war
Putin can fairly claim to have won this round of diplomacy, through his own cleverness and Obama’s multiple missteps, but he cannot assume it is the harbinger of a trend, much less an era of global...
View ArticleFour cheers for the UN
It is worth taking a moment to cheer the United Nations for its outstanding successes this past week. The UN is the global home of diplomacy, the art of maintaining peace and co-operation in a world...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia’s missed opportunity
By Ian Bremmer and Vuk Jeremic On Thursday Saudi Arabia was elected to the UN Security Council as one of the 10 rotating members for the first time in history. On Friday it became the first country...
View ArticleHow to decarbonise the global economy
Today’s report on deep decarbonisation delivered to Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General, offers a new perspective on how countries can avoid dangerous climate change and achieve sustainable...
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Politicians and business must opt to save the Earth
© STR/AFP/Getty Images The world faces an unprecedented challenge: to change the high-carbon energy DNA of the global economy in the next three decades to low carbon. This requires directed...
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