Small-Island Solidarity and Climate Common Sense

LUXEMBOURG – While efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change will remain a top international priority for decades to come, the most urgent risks from global warming require immediate action and new ideas. As UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga last month, “If we save the Pacific, we save the world.”

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Argentina and the OECD Need Each Other

Mario I. Blejer makes the case that speedy accession to the organization would benefit both sides.

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Is Democracy Really in Retreat?

Helmut K. Anheier, et al. trace the contours of the global ideological battle between liberalism and the “autocratic sufficiency thesis.”

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Could Kamala Harris Be the Next Richard Nixon?

Stephen S. Roach suggests that Tim Walz’s nuanced views on China could influence the Democratic nominee’s foreign policy.

Since the Paris climate agreement was signed eight years ago, much progress has been made to create a more sustainable economy, with new technological solutions allowing countries to maintain strong........

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