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Global tax reforms resisted by richer nations could reduce reliance on tax havens and bring much-needed revenue to African governments.
Twenty years of double-dealing with insurgents has consequences.
The sweeping demonstrations posed a major challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s authority.
Unfreezing billions of dollars while huge revenues flow to Kabul risks legitimizing an extremist regime.
Moscow is derailing peacekeeping missions and disrupting the budget process, threatening an organization that is vital to European security.
The war continues to be discussed in ways that are self-serving—and self-defeating.
The country’s government and central bank have adamantly opposed too much intervention in the yen despite the economic consequences.
Erdogan is trying to strike a balance of being pro-Ukraine but not anti-Russia.
One small town in Ukraine held off a Russian attack and helped liberate a key regional capital.
An initially soft approach was probably due to confusion, not policy.
Global protests against government-imposed lockdowns, gang violence in El Salvador, and hat tips to medical staff.
A prayerful start to Ramadan, medical workers on the front lines of a pandemic, and the annual Lyrids meteor shower.
Decentralizing decision-making can help left-behind regions get back on track.
Boris Johnson has contradictory ideas for his country’s future—and no clear paths for getting there.
The coronavirus pandemic has turned a conscious uncoupling into a messy breakup.
“Jai Shri Ram” was meant to be a celebration of a Hindu deity. But the phrase is turning into hate speech—and a dog whistle for attacks on Muslims.
The Biden administration came into office promising to reinstate the Iran nuclear deal. Almost two years later, momentum has dissipated, and the deal has all but been derailed. Meanwhile Ira...Show more
Frans Timmermans returned from COP27 with his dreams dashed. Europe’s top climate negotiator says the global climate summit was a disappointment: The pledges made were simply not aggressiv...Show more
As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues into 2023, the weather will have an important impact. Ukrainians, of course, are more vulnerable than usual to power outages and energy shocks. But Rus...Show more
The war continues to be discussed in ways that are self-serving—and self-defeating.
Moscow is derailing peacekeeping missions and disrupting the budget process, threatening an organization that is vital to European security.
Global tax reforms resisted by richer nations could reduce reliance on tax havens and bring much-needed revenue to African governments.
The case for a global forecasting unit led by the United States and Australia.
