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The 17th Group of 20 (G20) Heads of State and Government Summit is currently taking place. Tom Chodor, reporting from Bali, argues that with little prospect…
The 17th Group of 20 (G20) Heads of State and Government Summit is currently taking place. Tom Chodor, reporting from Bali, argues that with little prospect…
As the world focuses its attention on COP-27 the question of what role science and researchers should play in driving the response to the Climate Crisis is central. As researchers…
Duncan Green looks ahead to a possible future with drastically less aid spending.
Gave a ‘Sussex Development Lecture’ last week. The title (with apologies to John Lennon): ‘…
Andi Hoxhaj argues that Putin’s influence in the Balkans shouldn’t be ignored.
Putin is the world leader that Serbs admire the most and 95% of Serbs see Russia as a true ally…
Nigel Topping, the UN’s High-level Champion for Climate Change for COP26, shares his views on where climate action is succeeding with the World Economic Forum.
According to…
Climate changes to the water cycle are threatening global water security.
We must find solutions to restore water quality and build freshwater resilience.
Innovative and…
In this blog, Damien de Walque and Eeshani Kandpal from the World Bank talk to Xiaoran Xu about their latest policy research report, “Improving Effective Coverage in Health: Do…
Dieter Grimm unpicks the delicate balance needed to realise recent calls to strengthen the EU’s political sovereignty.
While in academic debates it is questioned whether the…
David Blake argues that we need to incentivise bankers not to game the system if we're to avoid future financial crises but this requires global coordination.
Most financial…