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Why do we pet dogs and cull birds? Professor Amrita Narlikar advocates cross-species rights – not just to protect against pandemics.
HM: Ms Narlikar, why do you advocate for…
Brian Stoddart explores the rise and dominance of Indian cricket.
As America’s Professional Golf Association (PGA) Tour arm wrestles Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)…
Gerald Epstein looks at how the loss of the dollar’s reserve currency status could impact the U.S. and world economy.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, and especially after Washington…
Branko Milanovic on the consequences of inequalities between states.
There is a news items today that, in simply reaffirming in an extreme form what was happening in the past…
Shirin Hakim argues that water issues have the potential to mobilize a new wave of activism in the Republic.
Water has long shaped landscapes and civilizations. In the face of…
Branko Milanovic argues that we should regard the future of globalization as a trade-off between unconstrained geopolitical power and higher real domestic incomes.
“The…
It’s being called an “ethics crisis.” A new euphemism enters the lexicon of prestige media coverage of high U.S. officials. As we all now know, the “C” word is not used in America…
Did capitalism lead inevitably to democracy? Can liberalism overcome the ascendant authoritarian right? Branko Milanovic explores Krishnan Nayar's impressive new book.…
Scott Montgomery explores Chinese perceptions of US decline.
Friends were over the other night, and while the wine and beer were flowing, we heard a story. One of our party, we’ll…
Amin Naeni and Ali Fathollah-Nejad explore the tensions inherent in Iran's relationships with Saudi Arabia and China.
The March 2023 agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia,…