How to Spend $12 Trillion
Even before the passage of the latest stimulus bill in the United States, governments around the world have offered almost USD 12 trillion in financial aid to businesses and households affected by...
Tackling the Covid hunger crisis
Today, 270 million people—equivalent to the combined population of Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy—are on the brink of starvation. This number has doubled over the last 12 months....
How India could win its Covid vaccination race
As the world enters the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, vaccination has moved front and centre in policymakers’ responses.
Closing the Covid trust deficit
The arrival of Covid-19 vaccines is giving the world hope of ending the pandemic, but many countries remain consumed by the virus’s spread.
The Covid Revolution
In December 1862, in the throes of the American Civil War, which pitted the norms of slavery against the norms of freedom, US President Abraham Lincoln presented his emancipation plan to Congress.
Demagogues vs Dictators
Throughout Donald Trump’s single term as president of the United States, his opponents in both the Democratic and Republican parties frequently portrayed him as a would-be fascist dictator.
After Myanmar’s coup
Until recently, the last time Myanmar’s military supervised a general election whose outcome it didn’t like was back in 1990.
‘Pop-Up’ Regulations for Big Tech
If the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is that the speed of government decision-making can be just as important as the decisions themselves.
Prevent the next food crisis now
The toxic cocktail of climate change, conflict, and Covid-19 is making itself felt most intensely in the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries.
Let the great transition begin
With Covid-19 vaccinations underway in some countries and efforts to expand access still ongoing, world leaders will soon shift their attention from crisis response to pandemic recovery.