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EDINBURGH – As we enter a new year, 2.13 million primary-school-aged children remain out of school in Afghanistan, while 2.2 million girls have...
LONDON – On January 1, France assumed the presidency of the G7, the hoary club of advanced economies. Under its presidency, the focus of the...
CHICAGO – Japan, the United States, and other countries with sovereign debt at or above total GDP need to shrink their fiscal deficits to keep...
NEW YORK – For global markets, 2025 was defined as much by what did not happen as by what did. The year offered a masterclass in the power of a...
NEW DELHI – Early this century, as India was emerging as one of the global economy’s shining stars, a shadow darkened its heartland: a violent...
WASHINGTON, DC – Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the collapse of the country’s currency and surging inflation, with many calling for...
TOKYO – It is not too dramatic to say that Japan has only 12 years left to secure its future. By 2038, Chinese President Xi Jinping will be 85...
BOSTON – The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro marks a watershed for international law and the global order. Of...
MEXICO CITY – After months of threats and escalating violence over Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s alleged involvement in drug trafficking,...
BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA – The protests that erupted in Tehran on December 28 and quickly spread across Iran were triggered by a specific grievance:...
BERLIN – When US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem declared that a 37-year-old Minneapolis mother had been gunned down by federal officials...
WASHINGTON, DC – Every year, millions of Africans fall into poverty simply because they got sick. A complicated pregnancy, a malaria infection, or...
NEW YORK – US President Donald Trump has drawn a wave of criticism for his actions in Venezuela, violations of international law, disdain for...
USHUAIA – As the year begins, the world’s three biggest economies are performing very differently. Whereas the United States is roaring ahead, the...
IRVINE – In early December, Time magazine named the “Architects of AI” its 2025 Person of the Year. The lead-up to this announcement has always...
TEL AVIV – One year into his second presidency, Donald Trump has established himself as the most revolutionary US president in recent history....
LONDON – In a recent commentary, Gemma Cheng’er Deng and I argued that the West needs to open its eyes to how the world is evolving, especially in...
JAKARTA/WASHINGTON, DC – Six years after the outbreak of COVID-19, the world is in danger of forgetting the lessons learned and repeating the same...
MADISON – January 1 marked a decade since China repealed its one-child policy. Just ten days before, Peng Peiyun, who long oversaw the often-brutal...
LOS ANGELES – While debates over the AI race between the United States and China tend to fixate on which country has the most powerful frontier...
LONDON – While many people still view runaway population growth as today’s most urgent global challenge, falling fertility rates are the real...