Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

20 September 2023
Branko Milanovic explores the impact of the Cultural Revolutions of the 1960s-70 on himself, and the East and West. As I suppose many older people do, I was thinking about…
13 September 2023
Contrary to much of the media coverage, the launch of Huawei’s Mate 60 Pro likely does not mark a major SMIC breakthrough in chip manufacturing and is almost certainly…
11 September 2023
Recent words and deeds confirm Beijing’s readiness to retaliate against sanctions imposed by the US and its allies. However, its current dominance of the global strategic metals…
08 September 2023
In Memoriam - Donny Bhawalkar Narlikar aka #VeryGoodBoy Dear friends and supporters, Many of you have wished Don and me well over the years. So I share this tragic news with you…
07 September 2023
Branko Milanovic argues that the BRICS countries' increasing independence and clout may be a net good for pressing global problems.  The expansion of BRICS membership is…
06 September 2023
Scott Montgomery on the new space race and why scientists also need to cooperate across borders to face pressing global challenges.  India congratulated itself recently for…
04 September 2023
Cornelius Adebahr reports on how the next generation of leaders view the the future of global governance in a world where consensus-based, technocratic rulemaking can no…
30 August 2023
Washington’s latest move to hobble China’s economy through technology-related sanctions is undoubtedly an escalation. But it is unlikely to have more than marginal practical…
29 August 2023
Nora Kürzdörfer and Amrita Narlikar call for a recognition of the Global South’s umbrella identity, along with key differentiations within it. Earlier this year, in the run-…
22 August 2023
Branko Milanovic explores what Adam Smith got wrong about the abolition of slavery. When I wrote my chapter on Adam Smith in The Visions of Inequality (to be published October 10…