Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

21 January 2019
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Ernestina Coast and Nicky Armstrong argue that Trump’s global gag rule will not only be ineffective in reducing the number of abortions, but will also…
21 January 2019
Climate change is already affecting many aspects of our everyday lives, including what we eat, where we live and the buildings we inhabit. And dangerous industries that make our…
17 January 2019
Populist politicians frequently champion direct democracy, yet other actors view populists as a threat to the democratic system. Ben Margulies draws on the work of Karl Polanyi in…
16 January 2019
This interview was conducted by the Global Governance Futures – Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues, which brings together young professionals to look ahead 10 years…
15 January 2019
The next era of global economic expansion must better account for the inner tension between its levelling and gravitational forces. How can we grow our economies without growing…
14 January 2019
There is one glaring omission from SDG 14, argues Laura Liswood: women. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 14 is focused on the effort to conserve and sustain the…
14 January 2019
Mark Chadwick introduces his new book exploring the origins of modern international criminal law. The Nuremberg and Tokyo trials, convened in the aftermath of World War II, are…
11 January 2019
Gisela Robles and Andy Sumner's guest post on From Poverty to Power explores what is means to be poor and where the poor live. It sounds like a simple question: Who are the world’…
10 January 2019
Helidah Ogude, Social Development Specialist at World Bank in Washington, DC, explores the impact refugees have on the host countries, the approach towards migrants and the role…
10 January 2019
Stephenie Foster on how to address the barriers to women's careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Our world faces multiple challenges: fragility of economic…