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Robert Saunders explores the UN’s controversial decision to promote Wonder Woman to the level of ambassador.
Back in 2009, Barack Obama’s smiling visage graced the…
In the wake of President Elect Donald Trump's victory, David Held and Kyle McNally reflect on what this may mean for the liberal world order.
Donald Trump’s electoral…
As the final votes are counted, pundits and pollsters sit stunned as Donald J. Trump gets set to enter the White House. For anyone in Britain, there is a sharp tang of déjà vu in…
From Brexit to the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, it has become common to speak of citizens turning against globalisation. But does popular opposition to globalisation…
12 things we can't ignore as America votes (post written before the election).
1. There should be a plural term for violences. This would let us talk about how to choose…
A panel of experts on trade, development and health has warned that a new generation of trade and investment agreements threatens the future of health, and ‘requires a broad…
Dani Rodrik argues that justified calls for a fairer international trade system must not be allowed to fuel popularist politics.
“One of the crucial challenges” of…
Is the global warming manageable, or is a climate change catastrophic scenario simply an irreversible outcome that future societies will simply have to face -- and pay the price…
Preety Bhogal examines recent trends in foreign aid by India to South Asian economies, with special focus on ‘aid for trade’ program in South Asia. The article…
For the past decades the international trade community has been struggling with a word that less and less countries are ready to hear: multilateralism – or the idea that…